Influence of the Cumulative Incidence of COVID-19 Cases on the Mental Health of the Spanish Out-of-Hospital Professionals

Journal of Clinical Medicine

on behalf of the IMPSYCOVID-19 Study Group¹  Raúl Soto-Cámara²  Noemí García-Santa-Basilia³  Rosa M. Cárdaba-García³  Henar Onrubia-Baticón³  María Paz Matellán-Hernández³  Carlos Eduardo Polo-Portes⁴  Susana Navalpotro-Pascual⁴  Israel John Thuissard⁴  Juan José Fernández-Domínguez⁴  José M. Navalpotro-Pascual⁴  José Julio Jiménez-Alegre⁴  Elena Pastor-Benito⁴ 

[1] ;Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain;Emergency Medical Service of Castilla y León—Sacyl, 47007 Valladolid, Spain;Red de Investigación de Emergencias Prehospitalarias (RINVEMER), Sociedad Española de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES), 28020 Madrid, Spain;

关键词: coronavirus infections;    health personnel;    emergency medical services;    psychological stress;    anxiety;    depression;   

DOI  :  10.3390/jcm11082227

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to analyze the psychological affectation of health professionals (HPs) of Spanish Emergency Medical Services (EMSs) according to the cumulative incidence (CI) of COVID-19 cases in the regions in which they worked. A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed, including all HPs working in any EMS of the Spanish geography between 1 February 2021 and 30 April 2021. Their level of stress, anxiety and depression (DASS-21) and the perception of self-efficacy (G-SES) were the study’s main results. A 2-factor analysis of covariance was used to determine if the CI regions of COVID-19 cases determined the psychological impact on each of the studied variables. A total of 1710 HPs were included. A third presented psychological impairment classified as severe. The interaction of CI regions with the studied variables did not influence their levels of stress, anxiety, depression or self-efficacy. Women, younger HPs or those with less EMS work experience, emergency medical technicians (EMT), workers who had to modify their working conditions or those who lived with minors or dependents suffered a greater impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in certain regions. These HPs have shown high levels of stress, anxiety, depression and medium levels of self-efficacy, with similar data in the different geographical areas. Psychological support is essential to mitigate their suffering and teach them to react to adverse events.

【 授权许可】

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