Background: Acute stress disorder (ASD) is one of the most frequent mental illnesses occurring during sanitary emergencies. This study aimed to estimate the frequency of ASD in health care workers of a tertiary level pediatric hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which health care workers completed a virtual questionnaire, including sociodemographic information and the ASD scale. Results: We analyzed 206 questionnaires. The population was divided into three groups: attending physicians, medical residents, and nursing personnel. The frequency of health care workers who showed at least nine symptoms of ASD was 88.8%. No significant differences were found between the studied groups. Conclusions: ASD is a frequent condition in health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to investigate further and assess risk and protective factors for developing this and other psychopathologies in this population. Copyright:
Background: Acute stress disorder (ASD) is one of the most frequent mental illnesses occurring during sanitary emergencies. This study aimed to estimate the frequency of ASD in health care workers of a tertiary level pediatric hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in which health care workers completed a virtual questionnaire, including sociodemographic information and the ASD scale. Results: We analyzed 206 questionnaires. The population was divided into three groups: attending physicians, medical residents, and nursing personnel. The frequency of health care workers who showed at least nine symptoms of ASD was 88.8%. No significant differences were found between the studied groups. Conclusions: ASD is a frequent condition in health care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We need to investigate further and assess risk and protective factors for developing this and other psychopathologies in this population. Copyright:
Authors: Miguel A Villasis-Keever; Mardia G López-Alarcón; Guadalupe Miranda-Novales; Jessie N Zurita-Cruz; Aly S Barrada-Vázquez; Joaquín González-Ibarra; Monserrat Martínez-Reyes; Concepción Grajales-Muñiz; Clara E Santacruz-Tinoco; Bernardo Martínez-Miguel; Jorge Maldonado-Hernández; Yazmín Cifuentes-González; Miguel Klünder-Klünder; Juan Garduño-Espinosa; Briseida López-Martínez; Israel Parra-Ortega Journal: Arch Med Res Date: 2022-04-18 Impact factor: 8.323