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Dataset of the adapted COVID stress scales for healthcare professionals of the northeast region of Mexico.

ABSTRACT: The dataset presented examines the levels of stress persisting in healthcare professionals of the Northeast region of Mexico. Using an online platform to obtain data, a survey was developed and distributed through electronic means during a 6-week period covering July and August 2020, considered one of the periods with the highest reported COVID cases in Mexico. Our survey looked at six major stress developing areas: danger, fear of contamination, social economic consequences, xenophobia, compulsive checking and reassurance seeking, and traumatic stress; we added an extra question to assess fear of being an asymptomatic patient. The data was statistically analyzed looking for correlations and dependencies. Thus, helping in policy and decision-making processes to assist and manage stress in healthcare professionals.

SUBMITTER: Padilla-Rivas GR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7835532 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Dataset of the adapted COVID stress scales for healthcare professionals of the northeast region of Mexico.

Padilla-Rivas Gerardo R GR Delgado-Gallegos Juan Luis JL Montemayor-Garza Rene de Jesús RJ Franco-Villareal Héctor H Cosio-León María De Los Ángeles MLÁ Avilés-Rodriguez Gener G Zuñiga-Violante Erika E Romo-Cardenas Gerardo Salvador GS Islas Jose Francisco JF

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The dataset presented examines the levels of stress persisting in healthcare professionals of the Northeast region of Mexico. Using an online platform to obtain data, a survey was developed and distributed through electronic means during a 6-week period covering July and August 2020, considered one of the periods with the highest reported COVID cases in Mexico. Our survey looked at six major stress developing areas: danger, fear of contamination, social economic consequences, xenophobia, compuls ...[more]

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Dataset of the adapted COVID stress scales for healthcare professionals of the northeast region of Mexico.

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Dataset of the adapted COVID stress scales for healthcare professionals of the northeast region of Mexico.

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