RT Journal Article
T1 Short-term emotional impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Spaniard health workers.
A1 Gonzalo, Rodriguez-Menéndez
A1 Ana, Rubio-García
A1 Patricia, Conde-Alvarez
A1 Laura, Armesto-Luque
A1 Nathalia, Garrido-Torres
A1 Luis, Capitan
A1 Asuncion, Luque
A1 Miguel, Ruiz-Veguilla
A1 Benedicto, Crespo-Facorro
K1 Acute stress symptoms
K1 COVID-19
K1 Health care workers
K1 Organizational factors
AB The aims of this study were to evaluate the short-term impact of 2019-nCoV outbreak on the mental/psychological state of Spaniard health care workers (HCWs) and to explore the influencing factors, including organizational factors. A web-based survey (Google forms questionnaire) spread via professional and scientific associations, professional WhatsApp and email lists, following a snowball technique was used. Data were collected from May 11th and May 31st, 2020 RESULTS: : A total of 1407 subjects were included in final analyses. 24.7% (348 out of 1407) of HCWs reported symptoms of acute stress (SARS-Q measurement) and 53.6% (754 out of 1407) reported symptoms related to poorer general health (GHQ-28 measurement). A higher risk of having an acute stress disorder was associated to being female, not having access to protective material, and several subjects´ perceived risks. Additionally, poorer overall general health (GHQ>24) was related to being female, working in a geographical area with a high incidence of infection, not being listened to by your co-workers, having a greater perception of stress at work and being able to transmit the infection to others. We must consider a likely memory bias. The high prevalence of affective and general health symptoms among the HCWs and the critical influence of organizational issues and subjects´ perceived risk should lead health authorities to design future strategies to protect health professional force for facing a potential upcoming epidemiological crisis.
YR 2020
FD 2020-09-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16360
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16360
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 4, 2025