RT Journal Article
T1 Preventing and Addressing the Stress Reactions of Health Care Workers Caring for Patients With COVID-19: Development of a Digital Platform (Be + Against COVID)
A1 Mira, José Joaquín
A1 Vicente, María Asunción
A1 Lopez-Pineda, Adriana
A1 Carrillo, Irene
A1 Guilabert, Mercedes
A1 Fernández, César
A1 Pérez-Jover, Virtudes
A1 Martin Delgado, Jimmy
A1 Pérez-Pérez, Pastora
A1 Cobos Vargas, Angel
A1 Astier-Peña, María Pilar
A1 Martínez-García, Olga Beatriz
A1 Marco-Gómez, Bárbara
A1 Abad Bouzán, Cristina
K1 COVID-19
K1 Pandemic
K1 Internet
K1 Social media
K1 Mobile app
K1 Psychosocial
K1 Support system
K1 Health personnel
K1 App
K1 Infecciones por coronavirus
K1 Pandemia
K1 Medios de comunicación sociales
K1 Aplicaciones móviles
K1 Impacto psicosocial
K1 Personal de salud
K1 Mobile Applications
AB Background: COVID-19 became a major public health concern in March 2020. Due to the high rate of hospitalizations for COVID-19 in a short time, health care workers and other involved staff are subjected to a large workload and high emotional distress.Objective: The objective of this study is to develop a digital tool to provide support resources that might prevent and consider acute stress reactions in health care workers and other support staff due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: The contents of the digital platform were created through an evidence-based review and consensus conference. The website was built using the Google Blogger tool. The Android version of the app was developed in the Java and XML languages using Android Studio version 3.6, and the iOS version was developed in the Swift language using Xcode version 11.5. The app was evaluated externally by the Andalusian Agency for Healthcare Quality.Results: We detected the needs and pressing situations of frontline health care workers, and then, we proposed a serial of recommendations and support resources to address them. These resources were redesigned using the feedback received. A website in three different languages (Spanish, English, and Portuguese) and a mobile app were developed with these contents, and the AppSaludable Quality Seal was granted to the app. A specific self-report scale to measure acute stress and additional tools were included to support the health care workforce. This instrument has been used in several Latin American countries and has been adapted considering cultural differences. The resources section of the website was the most visited with 18,516 out of 68,913 (26.9%) visits, and the "Self-Report Acute Stress Scale" was the most visited resource with 6468 out of 18,516 (34.9%) visits.Conclusions: The Be + against COVID platform (website and app) was developed and launched to offer a pool of recommendations and support resources, which were specifically designed to protect the psychological well-being and the work morale of health care workers. This is an original initiative different from the usual psychological assistance hotlines.
PB G Eysenbach, L Buis. Published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth
YR 2020
FD 2020-10-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3223
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3223
LA en
NO Mira JJ, Vicente MA, Lopez-Pineda A, Carrillo I, Guilabert M, Fernández C. Preventing and Addressing the Stress Reactions of Health Care Workers Caring for Patients With COVID-19: Development of a Digital Platform (Be + Against COVID). JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Oct 5;8(10):e21692.
DS RISalud
RD Apr 7, 2025