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Symptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of previous pandemics indicate that healthcare workers have a high risk of developing symptoms related to mental health, especially depression, anxiety, and stress.

Objective

To identify mental disorder symptoms among Brazilian healthcare workers during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic and compare findings in different work categories.

Methods

This was an online cross-sectional study. Information related to the pandemic and mental disorder symptoms was collected. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and the Impact of Event Scale-revised were used. Associations were estimated by the chi-square test. The mean scores were compared among work categories with ANOVA (??=?5%) and the prevalence of symptoms was estimated.

Results

1,609 healthcare workers participated in the survey [mean age: 36.9 (SD?=?11.6) years, women?=?83.6%]. There was no association between work category and changes in mental health during the pandemic (p?=?0.288) or prevalence of unsafe feeling (p?=?0.218). A significant relationship was observed between maintaining work activities during the pandemic and work category (p?ConclusionExtreme changes in the work routine of dentists and psychologists and an overall high prevalence of mental symptoms due to the pandemic were found. Researchers should focus on gathering information that can identify workers at increased risk of mental illness to guide discussions and develop actions to minimize the harm of the pandemic. In addition, we suggest that healthcare and support systems urgently adopt mental health care measures with specialized professionals to protect the psychological well-being of the healthcare community.

SUBMITTER: Campos JADB

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Symptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Campos Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini JADB Martins Bianca Gonzalez BG Campos Lucas Arrais LA de Fátima Valadão-Dias Filomena F Marôco João J

International archives of occupational and environmental health 20210209 5

<h4>Background</h4>Studies of previous pandemics indicate that healthcare workers have a high risk of developing symptoms related to mental health, especially depression, anxiety, and stress.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify mental disorder symptoms among Brazilian healthcare workers during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic and compare findings in different work categories.<h4>Methods</h4>This was an online cross-sectional study. Information related to the pandemic and mental disorder symptoms was collected. ...[more]

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Symptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

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