Mental Health Screening of Healthcare Professionals Who Are Candidates for Psychological Assistance during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Josefina Patiño-Masó, Bernat-Carles Serdà, Monica Cunill, Maria Aymerich |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male Mental health personnel Cross-sectional study Health Personnel Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Salut mental -- Personal emotional regulation Medical personnel Dysfunctional family COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 Article medicine Pandèmia de COVID-19 2020 Humans Nursing Assistant Pandemics SARS-CoV-2 Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Cognition healthcare professionals anxiety Mental health Personal mèdic Patient Health Questionnaire Cross-Sectional Studies Rumination depression Medicine Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Psychology Delivery of Health Care mental health Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 21 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, vol. 18, núm. 21, p. 11167 Articles publicats (D-PS) DUGiDocs – Universitat de Girona instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11167, p 11167 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are among those most affected by the COVID-19 health emergency, with many presenting symptoms of anxiety and depression. Research shows that one of the factors involved in mitigating the impact of stressful situations is the use of cognitive emotional regulation mechanisms. The aims of this study were (a) to describe the functional and dysfunctional cognitive emotional regulation mechanisms (FRMs and DRMs) by gender, (b) to screen the main group of healthcare professionals who are candidates to receive psychological assistance based on FRMs and DRMs, and (c) to determine the HCP profile of candidates for psychological assistance. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. Data were obtained from an adhoc questionnaire— the Cognitive Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7), and the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The representative sample comprised 1452 HCPs. The results revealed significant differences between men and women in the use of DRMs. Women showed a higher use of catastrophizing ( 0.001) and rumination (0.008). The screening procedure detected that 7.5% (109 cases) of the HCPs were candidates to receive psychological support. According to the results of this study, age group (30–39 years old), professional activity (being a nurse or nursing assistant), and having psychological symptoms of anxiety and depression are variables that independently increase the probability of requiring psychological assistance. The gender variable was not found to be an independent factor when it comes to receiving psychological support. In conclusion, it is necessary to consider the influence of cognitive emotional regulation strategies employed by HCPs in the screening of candidates for psychological assistance and design effective interventions to reverse the emotional distress caused by COVID-19 |
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