RT Journal Article
T1 Sustained Negative Mental Health Outcomes Among Healthcare Workers Over the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Prospective Cohort Study.
A1 Mediavilla, Roberto
A1 Fernández-Jiménez, Eduardo
A1 Martinez-Morata, Irene
A1 Jaramillo, Fabiola
A1 Andreo-Jover, Jorge
A1 Morán-Sánchez, Inés
A1 Mascayano, Franco
A1 Moreno-Küstner, Berta
A1 Minué, Sergio
A1 Ayuso-Mateos, José Luis
A1 Bryant, Richard A
A1 Bravo-Ortiz, María-Fe
A1 Martínez-Alés, Gonzalo
K1 COVID-19
K1 anxiety
K1 depression
K1 healthcare workers
K1 mental health
K1 prospective cohort
AB Objective: To characterize the evolution of healthcare workers' mental health status over the 1-year period following the initial COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and to examine baseline characteristics associated with resolution or persistence of mental health problems over time. Methods: We conducted an 8-month follow-up cohort study. Eligible participants were healthcare workers working in Spain. Baseline data were collected during the initial pandemic outbreak. Survey-based self-reported measures included COVID-19-related exposures, sociodemographic characteristics, and three mental health outcomes (psychological distress, depression symptoms, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms). We examined three longitudinal trajectories in mental health outcomes between baseline and follow-up assessments (namely asymptomatic/stable, recovering, and persistently symptomatic/worsening). Results: We recruited 1,807 participants. Between baseline and follow-up assessments, the proportion of respondents screening positive for psychological distress and probable depression decreased, respectively, from 74% to 56% and from 28% to 21%. Two-thirds remained asymptomatic/stable in terms of depression symptoms and 56% remained symptomatic or worsened over time in terms of psychological distress. Conclusion: Poor mental health outcomes among healthcare workers persisted over time. Occupational programs and mental health strategies should be put in place.
YR 2022
FD 2022-06-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20750
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20750
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 10, 2025