Rodriguez-Menéndez Gonzalo1, Rubio-García Ana1, Conde-Alvarez Patricia1, Armesto-Luque Laura1, Garrido-Torres Nathalia1, Capitan Luis1, Luque Asuncion1, Ruiz-Veguilla Miguel2, Crespo-Facorro Benedicto3. 1. UGC Salud Mental, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain. 2. UGC Salud Mental, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain; Centro Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Psiquiatria, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. 3. UGC Salud Mental, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain; Centro Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Sevilla, Spain; Departamento de Psiquiatria, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. Electronic address: benedicto.crespo.sspa@juntadeandalucia.es.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: 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. LIMITATIONS: We must consider a likely memory bias. CONCLUSION: 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.
BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: 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. LIMITATIONS: We must consider a likely memory bias. CONCLUSION: 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.
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