Prevalence of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and insomnia symptoms among frontline healthcare workers in a COVID-19 hospital in northeast Mexico

Autor: Argenis Lopez-Salinas, Carlos A. Arnaud-Gil, David E. Saucedo-Martinez, Raul E. Ruiz Lozano, Michel F. Martinez-Resendez, Jose J. Gongora-Cortes, Guillermo Torre-Amione
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. :1-25
ISSN: 1938-744X
1935-7893
Popis: OBJECTIVE: Frontline healthcare workers (FHCWs) exposed to COVID-19 patients are at an increased risk of developing psychological burden. This study aims to determine the prevalence of mental health symptoms and associated factors among Mexican FHCWs attending COVID-19 patients. METHODS: FHCWs, including attending physicians, residents/fellows, and nurses providing care to COVID-19 patients at a private hospital in Monterrey, Mexico, were invited to answer an online survey between 28 August and 30 November 2020. Symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and insomnia were evaluated with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-7, Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Multivariate analysis was performed to identify variables associated with each outcome. RESULTS: 131 FHCWs, 43.5% attending physicians, 19.8% residents/fellows, and 36.6% nurses were included. The overall prevalence of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and insomnia was 36%, 21%, 23%, and 24%, respectively. Multivariate analysis revealed that residents/fellows and nurses reported more depression and insomnia than attending physicians. Although not significant, residents/fellows were more likely to experience all symptoms than nurses. CONCLUSIONS: Mexican FHCWs, especially nurses and residents/fellows, experienced a significant psychological burden while attending to COVID-19 patients. Tailored interventions providing support to FHCWs during future outbreaks are required.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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