Departamento de Métodos de Investigación y Diagnóstico en Educación, Universidad del País Vasco, Lejona, Spain.
Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Universidad del País Vasco, Lejona, Spain.
Rev Psiquiatr Salud Ment (Engl Ed). 2021 Apr-Jun;14(2):106-112. doi: 10.1016/j.rpsmen.2020.05.002. Epub 2021 May 21.
After the outbreak of the COVID-19 was considered a global pandemic in March 2020, the state of alarm was declared in Spain. In this situation, health professionals are experiencing high levels of stress due to the overload of work the pandemic is generating and the conditions in which they are working. The aim of this study was to evaluate the factors that can destabilize the mental health of these professionals in our context.
The sample was composed of 421 health professionals. The data were gathered by an online questionnaire sent to them by e-mail. The DASS-21 was used to assess anxiety, stress and depression, and the EAI to measure sleep difficulties. In addition, other descriptive variables that could be related to psychological symptomatology were collected from the sample.
The results show that the COVID-19 pandemic has generated symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia among health workers, with higher levels among women and older professionals. Some factors such as having been in contact with the virus or fear at work, triggered greater symptomatology.
In this critical situation, professionals are in the front line and therefore, are directly exposed to certain risks and stressors. This contributes to the development of diverse psychological symptoms. Consequently, it is recommended to offer them psychological help in order to reduce the emotional impact of the COVID-19, and thus, to ensure not only the mental health of our health professionals, but also the adequate care they provide.
2020 年 3 月，COVID-19 被认为是全球大流行后，西班牙宣布进入紧急状态。在这种情况下，由于大流行带来的工作负荷和工作条件，卫生专业人员正经历着高水平的压力。本研究旨在评估在我们的背景下可能使这些专业人员心理健康不稳定的因素。
该样本由 421 名卫生专业人员组成。数据通过电子邮件向他们发送的在线问卷收集。使用 DASS-21 评估焦虑、压力和抑郁，使用 EAI 测量睡眠困难。此外，还从样本中收集了可能与心理症状相关的其他描述性变量。
结果表明，COVID-19 大流行在卫生工作者中引发了压力、焦虑、抑郁和失眠症状，女性和年龄较大的专业人员症状水平更高。一些因素，如接触过病毒或工作中的恐惧，引发了更大的症状。
在这种关键时刻，专业人员处于第一线，因此直接面临某些风险和压力源。这导致了各种心理症状的发展。因此，建议为他们提供心理帮助，以减轻 COVID-19 的情绪影响，从而确保不仅我们的卫生专业人员的心理健康，而且他们提供的适当护理。
