Perception of discrimination in a group of colombian general  practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to  labor and psychological factors

Monterrosa-Castro, Álvaro; González-Sequeda, Andrea; Beltrán-Barrios, Teresa

doi:10.14482/sun.36.1.616.2

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“…However, the results should be contextualized, because a little over 80% of the sample in this study were women, with professions linked to gender (nurses and nursing assistants). Moreover, our findings are supported by studies by [ 2 , 3 , 6 , 11 , 15 , 33 , 39 , 40 , 42 , 45 , 52 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 68 , 86 ], as they show that being a woman is decisive in exhibiting high anxiety about the consequences of COVID-19, regardless of the country of origin of the study.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Our results show that there are no significant differences between the anxiety levels of health personnel depending on whether they provided care for patients with COVID-19. These results differ from those of [ 11 , 67 ], and other authors who showed that there were mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress in the healthcare population, mainly in people working in the front line with COVID-19 patients, which may be due to the fear of contagion, work stress, and witnessing coworkers die [ 1 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 18 , 19 , 22 , 23 , 26 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 44 , 45 , 52 , 53 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 65 , 69 , 86 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Specifically, the healthcare population has had to fight with an unknown virus, unsafe measures and constant work stress, where deaths increased at an unbridled rate without the ability to find safe treatments [ 2 , 4 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 14 , 15 , 18 , 23 , 24 , 34 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 45 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 ].…”

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“…Moreover, the psychological impact produced by the COVID-19 pandemic can manifest itself as serious problems involving a deterioration in the health and operation of the healthcare population, resulting in anxiety, sleep disorders, stress, depression, burnout, acute stress, and post-traumatic stress disorder [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 23 , 24 , 26 , 29 , 35 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 45 , 48 , 52 , 60 , 64 , 66 , 67 , 68 ].Various studies have shown that the presence of anxiety is associated with symptoms of stress, nervousness, fear, fatigue, viral symptoms, job disappointment, perception of discrimination, and negative actions related to COVID-19 [ 1 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 36 , 59 , 62 , 63 …”

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“…[ 62 ] revealed the relationship between generalized anxiety disorders and the fear of COVID-19 in doctors during the pandemic, associating other symptoms of anxiety, such as stress, fear, job disappointment, and perception of discrimination. In a previous study, anxiety related to the pandemic and professional work was found to be highly prevalent and more frequent among physicians with perceived discrimination [ 63 ].…”

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Anxiety Levels and Coping Strategies to Deal with COVID-19: A Cross-Cultural Study among the Spanish and Latin American Healthcare Populations

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Given its impact, COVID-19 has engendered great challenges in terms of health, highlighting the key role of health personnel. This study aims to analyze the level of anxiety, as well as coping strategies, among the health personnel in Latin American countries and Spain. An exploratory, descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted with 584 participants from the healthcare population. No significant differences were observed in anxiety levels due to COVID-19 between Latin American countries and Spain. In Spain, an active and passive coping style is used, while in Latin American countries, an avoidance coping style is employed; there is a direct correlation between anxiety levels and the avoidance coping style. There exists an inverse correlation between anxiety levels and the use of an active coping style; moreover, there are no significant differences in the anxiety level of health personnel depending on whether they have cared for patients with COVID-19. Low cognitive activity, use of the avoidance method and Spanish geography were the main predictive coping styles of anxiety. Effective measures are required for preserving the mental health of health professionals during pandemics.

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Health-related quality of life and mental well-being of healthy and diseased persons in 8 countries: Does stringency of government response against early COVID-19 matter?

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Haagsma

Janssen

et al. 2021

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Objectives Our study aimed to (1) assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental well-being of healthy and diseased persons in the general population during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) examine the relationship between HRQoL and mental well-being and individual characteristics and government response against COVID-19, as measured by the stringency index. Methods A web-based survey was administered to a cohort of persons from the general population of eight countries: Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (US) from April 22 to May 5 and May 26 to June 1, 2020. Country-level stringency indices were adopted from the COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. Primary outcomes were HRQoL, measured using the EQ-5D-5L, and mental well-being, measured using the World Health Organization-5 Well-Being (WHO-5). Findings 21,354 respondents were included in the study. Diseased respondents had lower EQ-5D-5L and WHO-5 scores compared to healthy respondents. Younger respondents had lower WHO-5 scores than older respondents. The stringency index had a stronger association with the EQ-5D-5L and WHO-5 among diseased respondents compared to healthy respondents. Increasing stringency was associated with an increase in EQ-5D-5L scores but a decrease in the WHO-5 index. Conclusion The stringency of government response is inversely related to HRQoL and mental well-being with a small positive relation with HRQoL and strong negative relation with mental well-being. The magnitude of effects differed for healthy and diseased persons and by age but was most favourable for diseased and older persons.

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Mental Health Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Healthcare Workers in Four Latin American Countries

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Juanillo-Maluenda

Sánchez-Bandala

et al. 2021

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The aim of the study was to assess the mental health burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in healthcare workers in four Latin American countries in 2020. An online survey was carried out with 1721 participants from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico in 2020. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling method was used to recruit voluntary participants. Post-traumatic stress symptoms were assessed with the SPRINT-E scale, Perceived Discrimination was assessed with a Spanish version of the scale developed by Molero, and anxiety toward death was assessed with the Spanish version of the Templer scale. All instruments were assessed for internal consistency. The overall frequency of post-traumatic stress symptoms was 23.9%. The frequency by countries was 26.4% in Argentina, 29.8% in Chile, 19.9 in Colombia, and 23.8% in Mexico. Post-traumatic stress symptoms were associated with individual subtle discrimination, anxiety toward the death of the elderly, lack of Personal Protective Equipment, and exposition to the death. The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a mental health burden on health workers in the countries included in the study, not only due to the implications of the disease in the face of exposure to death, but also due to institutional conditions and in which they carry out their work.

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Perception of discrimination in a group of colombian general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to labor and psychological factors

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Anxiety Levels and Coping Strategies to Deal with COVID-19: A Cross-Cultural Study among the Spanish and Latin American Healthcare Populations

Anxiety Levels and Coping Strategies to Deal with COVID-19: A Cross-Cultural Study among the Spanish and Latin American Healthcare Populations

Health-related quality of life and mental well-being of healthy and diseased persons in 8 countries: Does stringency of government response against early COVID-19 matter?

Mental Health Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Healthcare Workers in Four Latin American Countries

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