Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia

Guillén-Burgos, Hernan Felipe; Gomez-Ureche, Janitza; Acosta, Nahir; Acevedo-Vergara, Kaleb; Pérez-Florez, Manuel; Villalba, Elizabeth; Maloof, Dieb; Dau, Alberto; Salva, Silvia; Mattar, Salvador; Escaf, Jorge; Perez, Abdel; Parra‐Saavedra, Miguel; Medina, Patricia; Torres, José B.; Mesino, Cesar; Torrenegra, Riguey; Tapia, Jesus; Salcedo, Soraya; Maestre‐Serrano, Ronald; Galvez-Florez, Juan Francisco

doi:10.1016/j.ejtd.2022.100293

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“…Other Latin American studies contradict our results, as they narrate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health found in health personnel and those who work directly with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 [ 5 , 7 , 11 , 15 , 19 , 22 , 23 , 36 , 69 ]. Additionally, other studies that differs from our results is that of [ 35 , 67 ], which consider that anxiety shows a steady increase from the beginning of the pandemic to the present among the healthcare population.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…In contrast, our results show that women present higher levels of anxiety regarding COVID-19 than men among health professionals, and we found significant differences based on gender. Our results are consistent with those of [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 11 , 13 , 15 , 20 , 36 , 59 , 69 ], given that female health professionals present greater anxiety regarding COVID-19 compared to male health professionals. This could be due to the caregiver role that women play in their homes, thus resulting in greater anxiety due to the fear of contagion.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Additionally, health professionals have been directly involved with their COVID-19 patients at different stages—diagnosis, treatment, care, and in the process of death—as family members were unable to accompany COVID-19 patients, who ended up dying alone. Because of this, they are more vulnerable to psychological disorders, such as anxiety [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ].…”

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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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confidence: 99%

“…Ref. [ 15 ] revealed a higher prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. Ref.…”

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confidence: 99%

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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: 99%

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confidence: 99%

“…Ref. [ 15 ] revealed a higher prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. Ref.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors associated with mental health outcomes after COVID-19: A 24-month follow-up longitudinal study

Guillen-Burgos,

Galvez-Florez,

Moreno-Lopez

et al. 2023

General Hospital Psychiatry

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The prevalence and risk factors of PTSD symptoms among nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Hernández‐Bojorge,

Campos,

Parikh

et al. 2023

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Since the first reported outbreak in China, the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has raised serious concerns globally. The COVID‐19 pandemic has caused a severe psychological impact on healthcare workers (HCWs), and especially nurses, who are the most numerous and exposed frontline group. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aims to summarise extant literature on the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the psychological health of nurses, particularly concerning the prevalence and risk factors for post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Embase and PsycInfo from March 2020 to July 2023. Articles were included/excluded on predetermined eligibility criteria. A random‐effect meta‐analysis was performed using proportions to determine the pooled prevalence for PTSD among nurses. Subgroup analyses were also performed, and heterogeneity across studies was analysed using meta‐regression. Relatively high prevalence rates of PTSD were reported among nurse populations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in twenty‐six different countries, globally. Risk factors associated with PTSD include having prior mental health co‐morbidities, being a female, having high exposure/contact with COVID‐19 patients, having insufficient protective conditions and having intensive workloads. The overall pooled prevalence was 29.1% (95% C.I. = 23.5%, 35.5%) using a random‐effects model in 55 studies. The regression test of funnel plot asymmetry indicated a significant level of publication bias among studies. The COVID‐19 pandemic is associated with significant levels of PTSD among frontline nurses globally. A high level of heterogeneity was observed across studies. Psychological, social and administrative interventions should be implemented to mitigate heavy psychological distress in nurses.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia

Cited by 9 publications

References 57 publications

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

Factors associated with mental health outcomes after COVID-19: A 24-month follow-up longitudinal study

The prevalence and risk factors of PTSD symptoms among nurses during the COVID‐19 pandemic—A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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