Jaume I University. Castelló de la Plana. Castellón. Spain.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2024 May-Aug;26(2):50-56. doi: 10.18176/resp.00087.
The main aim of this article was to analyze the emotional levels of anxiety amongst health professionals employed in prisons during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic.
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted by means of a validated anxiety questionnaire answered by 100 clinical nurses and nursing assistants residing in Spain and working in prisons. Alongside the demographic information, the test included 14 items related to anxiety levels. The questionnaire turned out to be highly reliable after carrying out an analysis with a Cronbach´s alpha of 0.935, demonstrating high reliability.
Over one third of health participants presented severe anxiety levels, with a greater impact on women than on men. The situation in centers for the elderly appears to be more tense and complex than in prisons, although the latter are far more overcrowded. However, both institutions show common factors, such as the vulnerability of their populations and a possible explosive outbreak, which would exceed the resources available in such institutions.
The significant levels of anxiety that nursing professionals showed in the study make it necessary to implement measures to avoid more serious future consequences in the medium and long term.
本文的主要目的是分析在严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 （SARS-CoV-2）流行期间，在监狱工作的卫生专业人员的焦虑情绪水平。
这是一项描述性的横断面研究，通过对居住在西班牙并在监狱工作的 100 名临床护士和护理助理进行验证的焦虑问卷进行分析。除了人口统计学信息外，该测试还包括与焦虑水平相关的 14 个项目。在进行 Cronbach 的 alpha 为 0.935 的分析后，该问卷表现出高度可靠性，显示出很高的可靠性。
超过三分之一的卫生参与者表现出严重的焦虑水平，女性比男性更为严重。与监狱相比，老年人中心的情况似乎更为紧张和复杂，尽管后者的拥挤程度要高得多。然而，这两个机构都有一些共同的因素，如它们所服务人群的脆弱性，以及可能爆发的爆炸性疫情，这将超过这些机构现有的资源。
护理专业人员在研究中表现出的显著焦虑水平，使得有必要采取措施，以避免在中期和长期产生更严重的后果。
