Erquicia Juan, Valls Laura, Barja Andrés, Gil Sergi, Miquel Joan, Leal-Blanquet Joan, Schmidt Carlos, Checa Josep, Vega Daniel
Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital de Igualada, Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia & Fundació Sanitària d'Igualada, Barcelona, Spain.
Servicio de Salud Mental y Adicciones, Hospital de Igualada, Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia & Fundació Sanitària d'Igualada, Barcelona, Spain.
Med Clin (Engl Ed). 2020 Nov 27;155(10):434-440. doi: 10.1016/j.medcle.2020.07.010. Epub 2020 Oct 31.
The Covid-19 pandemic has put healthcare professionals around the world in an unprecedented challenge. This may cause some emotional difficulties and mental health problems. The aim of the present study was to analyze the emotional status among the health care workers form the Hospital of Igualada (Barcelona), while they were facing with Covid-19 in one of the most affected regions in all of Europe.
A total of 395 participants were included in the study. A cross-sectional assessment was carried out between the months of March and April. Information about anxiety, depression, and stress was gathered. We also collected demographic data and concerning potentially stressful factors.
A significant proportion of professionals reported symptoms of anxiety (31.4%) and depression (12.2%) from moderate to severe intensity. Symptoms of acute stress were reported by 14.5% of participants. We performed a regression analysis, which explained the 30% of the variance associated with the degree of emotional distress (R² = 0.30). The final model reveals that females (or young males), who are working in the frontline as nursing assistants, caretakers or radiology technicians, with the uncertainty of a possible infection, the perception of inadequate protection measures and having experienced the death of a close person by Covid-19, showed a heightened risk of experiencing psychological distress.
Coping with the Covid-19 pandemic caused a significant impact on emotional status of healthcare workers involved in this study.
新冠疫情给全球医护人员带来了前所未有的挑战。这可能会引发一些情绪困扰和心理健康问题。本研究的目的是分析伊瓜拉达医院（巴塞罗那）的医护人员在欧洲受影响最严重的地区之一应对新冠疫情时的情绪状况。
共有395名参与者纳入本研究。在3月至4月期间进行了横断面评估。收集了有关焦虑、抑郁和压力的信息。我们还收集了人口统计学数据以及潜在的压力因素。
相当一部分专业人员报告有中度至重度的焦虑症状（31.4%）和抑郁症状（12.2%）。14.5%的参与者报告有急性应激症状。我们进行了回归分析，该分析解释了与情绪困扰程度相关的30%的方差（R² = 0.30）。最终模型显示，作为护理助理、护理员或放射技师在一线工作的女性（或年轻男性），由于可能感染的不确定性、对防护措施不足的认知以及经历过因新冠疫情导致的亲近之人死亡，出现心理困扰的风险更高。
应对新冠疫情对本研究中涉及的医护人员的情绪状况产生了重大影响。
