Impacto emocional de la pandemia de Covid-19 en los trabajadores sanitarios de uno de los focos de contagio más importantes de Europa

Erquicia, Juan Ignacio; Valls, Laura; Barja, Andrés; Gil, Sergi; Miquel, Joan; Leal-Blanquet, Joan; Schmidt, Carlo; Checa, Josep; Vega, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2020.07.006

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“…59 In our study, senior professionals (>55 years) reported lower rates of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress. This is consistent with other studies 60,61 that indicate that the protective effect of "being senior" is due to the fact that expertise and confidence helps minimize the stress caused unforeseen situations. 18 It should also be noted that the rate of infected HCWs (12.28%) is practically 3-4 times higher than elsewhere.…”

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Evaluation of the mental health of health professionals in the COVID‐19 era. What mental health conditions are our health care workers facing in the new wave of coronavirus?

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Background The aims of this study were to analyse the mental health and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) of a broad sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in Spain and to identify potential factors that have a significant effect on their mental health and HRQoL. Method This prospective cohort study comprised 2089 HCWs who completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7‐item (GAD‐7) Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9), the Impact Event Scale‐Revised (IES‐R), the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and the health‐related quality of life Questionnaire (EQ‐5D). Sociodemographic and clinical data in relation to Covid‐19 were also recorded. Descriptive statistics, univariable analysis and multivariable linear regression models were applied to identify factors associated with mental health and HRQoL. Results 80.87% of participants were female and 19.13% male; 82.38% were aged under 55 years; 39.13% were physicians and 50.17% were nurses or auxiliaries; 80.42% of the health workers have directly treated patients with Covid‐19 and 12.28% have themselves tested positive for Covid‐19. 38.58% of HCWs had clinical depression; over half (51.75%) had clinical anxiety; 60.4% had clinical stress; and 21.57% had clinical insomnia. Older professionals (>55 years) reported lower rates of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress. Having worked directly with Covid‐19 patients appears to be an explanatory variable of suffering greater anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia, and of having a worse HRQoL amongst our HCWs. The group of HCWs suffering the worst mental state were nursing home workers. Conclusions Our study confirms that symptomatology of anxiety, depression, stress, insomnia, and HRQoL were affected amongst HCW during the Covid‐19 pandemic.

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Evaluation of the mental health of health professionals in the COVID‐19 era. What mental health conditions are our health care workers facing in the new wave of coronavirus?

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“…Their exhaustion increased as the pandemic progressed, causing them to lose the resilience skills they had developed during the first wave. Consequently, in the second wave, feelings of outrage emerged among professionals at the insincere acknowledgement of their work by managers and politicians and the lack of healthcare and health prevention plans for professionals on the part of organizations [43,47,63].…”

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“…During the pandemic, the incidence of anxiety disorders, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder increased considerably among ICU professionals during the pandemic [16,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]. Professional quality of life has been undermined by an increase in burnout syndrome and compassion fatigue, especially among women and nurses [40,[45][46][47][48][49][50]. Regenold and Vindrola-Padros [51] argue that gender is significant when understanding the experiences of healthcare professionals during COVID-19 as it illuminates ingrained inequalities and asymmetrical power relations, with gendered organizational structures interacting to shape healthcare workers' experiences.…”

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study

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The large numbers of patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 has had a major impact on healthcare professionals. The incidence of mental health disorders among these professionals has increased considerably and their professional quality of life has suffered during the pandemic. This study aims to explore the impact of the provision of COVID-19 patient care on ICU healthcare professionals. A mixed methods study with an exploratory concurrent design was conducted between June and November 2020 in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Data were collected using a self-report online survey (n = 122) based on three validated questionnaires, and individual semi-structured in-depth online interviews (n = 11). Respondents scored 2.5 out of 5 on the moral distress scale, moderate/high on the compassion satisfaction scale, and moderate on the burnout and compassion fatigue subscales. Age was significantly and negatively related to professional quality of life but was positively related to workload and unavailability of protective equipment. Three main groups of themes relating to the impact of the pandemic emerged from the in-depth interviews: (a) clinical, (b) professional, and (c) personal and family impacts in the two waves. ICU healthcare professionals should be viewed as second victims of the COVID-19 pandemic as they have suffered significant psychological, professional, and moral harm.

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“…The evaluation of the impact on the workforce's mental health became a priority during the first wave, and studies are already published. Most of them found significant differences in stress and anxiety symptoms by gender and job category (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17). Metaanalytic studies demonstrate that being a woman and lower-paid jobs, such as nursery, are risk factors for higher psychological distress during the pandemic (18-23).…”

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Gender-Based Analysis of the Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers in Spain

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Purpose: This study aims to analyze from a gender perspective the psychological distress experienced by the medical workforce during the peak of the pandemic in Spain.Methods: This is a single-center, observational analytic study. The study population comprised all associated health workers of the Cruces University Hospital, invited by email to participate in the survey. It consisted of a form covering demographic data, the general health questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28), and the perceived stress scale (PSS-14). We used multivariant regression analysis to check the effect of gender on the scores. We used gender analysis in both design and interpretation of data following SAGER guidelines.Results: Females made 74.6% of our sample, but their proportion was higher in lower-paid positions such as nursery (89.9%) than in higher-paid ones. The percentage of women categorized as cases with the GHQ-28 was 78.4%, a proportion significantly higher than in the male population (61.3%, p < 0.001). The multivariant regression analysis showed that being women, working as orderly hospital porters, and having a past psychiatric history were risk factors for higher scores in both the GHQ-28 and PSS-14.Conclusion: Women and those with lower-paid positions were at risk of higher psychological distress and worse quality of life within the medical workforce during the first wave of the pandemic. Gender analysis must be incorporated to analyze this fact better.

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Impacto emocional de la pandemia de Covid-19 en los trabajadores sanitarios de uno de los focos de contagio más importantes de Europa

Cited by 51 publications

References 23 publications

Evaluation of the mental health of health professionals in the COVID‐19 era. What mental health conditions are our health care workers facing in the new wave of coronavirus?

Evaluation of the mental health of health professionals in the COVID‐19 era. What mental health conditions are our health care workers facing in the new wave of coronavirus?

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study

Gender-Based Analysis of the Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers in Spain

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