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ArticleMedicina clinica2022

Mental health assessment of Spanish frontline healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Pau Sobregrau Sangrà, Thaís Castro Ribeiro, Silvia Esteban-Sepúlveda, Esther García Pagès, Beatriz López Barbeito, Jordi Aguiló Llobet, José Luís Pomar Moya-Prats, Luís Pintor Pérez, Sira Aguiló Mir

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Article in Medicina clinica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Pau Sobregrau SangràEmergency Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain; Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona 080035, Spain; Biomedical Research Institute August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Electronic address: sobregrau@clinic.es.
Thaís Castro RibeiroPsychiatry Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain; Networking Biomedical Research Center: Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra 08193, Spain.
Silvia Esteban-SepúlvedaResearch Group in Nursing Care (GRECI), Hospital del Mar Institute of Medical Research (IMIM), Barcelona 08003, Spain; Consorci Parc de Salut MAR de Barcelona, Hospital del Mar of Barcelona, Barcelona 08003, Spain.
Esther García PagèsNetworking Biomedical Research Center: Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra 08193, Spain.
Beatriz López BarbeitoEmergency Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Jordi Aguiló LlobetMicroelectronics and Electronic Systems Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Bellaterra 08193, Spain.
José Luís Pomar Moya-PratsCardiac Surgery Department, The Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Luís Pintor PérezFaculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona (UB), Barcelona 080035, Spain; Clinical Institute of Neurosciences (ICN), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain; Biomedical Research Institute August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Sira Aguiló MirEmergency Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain.
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESBiomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine · ESConsorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer · ESParc de Salut · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversitat de Barcelona · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveThe Covid-19 pandemic continues challenging health systems globally, exposing healthcare workers to constant physical and psychological stressors. To date, several studies have already shown the catastrophic impact on the mental health of medical personnel during the early period of the pandemic. Nevertheless, literature evidences the dearth of works that evaluate the effect over time, understanding the pandemic as a sustained extreme stressor. The present study examines the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of Covid-19 frontline healthcare workers at six months follow-up. MATERIAL AND

methodsA total of 141 frontline healthcare workers from two tertiary hospitals were recruited between July and November 2020. Healthcare workers were evaluated psychologically at baseline and six months follow-up (January to May 2021) using psychometric tests for the assessment of acute stress (VASS, PSS-10, PCL-5), anxiety (STAI) and depression (PHQ-2)

resultsOverall, there was a general worsening of the mental health between the two psychological assessments, especially regarding depression and predisposition to perceiving the situations as a threat. Nurses and nurse aides showed poorer mental health while physicians improved over time. Reduced working hours and higher physical exercise resulted in better mental health among healthcare workers. Women and nursing staff were the most affected by psychological distress at baseline and six months follow-up.

conclusionReduced working hours, adequate resting periods, physical exercise, and efficient intervention strategies are of utmost importance in preventing, controlling, and reducing psychological distress among healthcare workers when coping with critical scenarios such as the current pandemic.

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COVID-19Health PersonnelStress, PsychologicalAnxietyDepressionFemaleHumansMental HealthPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Acute stress symptomsAnsiedadAnxiety symptomsDepresiónDepression symptomsEstrés agudoEstrés postraumáticoHealthcare workersPandemia SARS-CoV-2Personal sanitarioPosttraumatic stress disorderSARS-CoV-2 pandemic

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PMID34974883
PMCPMC8677467
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