Intensive care unit professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: social and work-related variables, COVID-19 symptoms, worries, and generalized anxiety levels
| Autor: | Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente, Patricia Catalá-Mesón, Fernando José García-Hedrera, Lilian Velasco-Furlong, F. Javier Carmona-Monge, Fernanda Gil-Almagro |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
intensive care units education Disease Nursing Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Critical Care Nursing health personnel Work related law.invention law Intensive care Health care Global health Medicine psychological stress business.industry RC86-88.9 Workload Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid anxiety Intensive care unit sars-cov-2 covid-19 Family medicine personal protective equipment Anxiety Original Article medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Acute and Critical Care, Vol 36, Iss 3, Pp 232-241 (2021) Acute and Critical Care |
| ISSN: | 2586-6060 2586-6052 |
| Popis: | Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak has been identified as a pandemic and global health emergency. It presents as a severe acute respiratory disease. The rapid dissemination of the disease created challenges for healthcare systems and forced healthcare workers (HCWs) to deal with many clinical and nonclinical stresses. The aim of our research is to describe work conditions, symptoms experienced by HCWs, worries about contagion, and generalized anxiety symptoms and compare those findings across regions in Spain. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey. Critical care units throughout Spain were included. The sample comprised HCWs working in intensive care units from March to May 2020. We assessed work variables, physical symptoms, worries about contagion, and anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder-7 questionnaire). Results: The final sample comprised 448 surveys. Among the respondents, 86.9% (n=389) were nursing professionals, and 84.8% (n=380) were women. All participants cared for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during the study period. Workload during the pandemic in Madrid was judged to be higher than in other regions (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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