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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023

Progression of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilian healthcare workers' emotional burden and the effects on professional fulfillment at the end of the third wave: a longitudinal study.

Sonia Regina Loureiro, Antônio Waldo Zuardi, Isabella Lara Machado Silveira, José Alexandre de Souza Crippa, Jaime Eduardo Cecílio Hallak, Flávia de Lima Osório

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sonia Regina LoureiroRibeirão Preto Medical SchoolUniversity of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Antônio Waldo ZuardiRibeirão Preto Medical SchoolUniversity of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Isabella Lara Machado SilveiraRibeirão Preto Medical SchoolUniversity of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
José Alexandre de Souza CrippaRibeirão Preto Medical SchoolUniversity of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Jaime Eduardo Cecílio HallakRibeirão Preto Medical SchoolUniversity of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Flávia de Lima OsórioRibeirão Preto Medical SchoolUniversity of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRNational Council for Scientific and Technological Development · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Even though the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers' mental health remain unknown, such effects might negatively impact health services and patient safety, especially in countries like Brazil, where there is little investment in public health policies. Objectives: To assess how the mental health indicators of Brazilian healthcare workers progressed between the beginning and 2 years after the pandemic (at the end of the third wave when there was a significant decrease in the number of new cases and deaths). Methods: The sample comprised healthcare workers whose mental health indicators have been monitored since the beginning of the pandemic in Brazil. The potential participants were addressed via social media and contacted through class councils and health institutions across Brazil. A total of 165 participants answered instruments at the baseline and 2 years after the pandemic. Data were collected online using the Redcap platform and addressed symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, insomnia, and burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and professional fulfillment). Results: Brazilian healthcare workers faced three periods of intensified incidence of new cases and deaths due to COVID-19 for 2 years. Approximately one-third of the sample still experiences high levels of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. Insomnia indicators remained the most prevalent compared to the baseline assessment, while post-traumatic stress symptoms ( Conclusion: The lack of positive changes in mental health indicators coupled with decreased professional fulfillment over time highlights the pandemic's chronic effects and the need for organizations to monitor these workers' mental health, especially in developing countries like Brazil, where there is a high demand for health services and public policies are poorly structured and unstable.

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burnoutCOVID-19 pandemichealth occupationslongitudinal studymental health

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