Association between perceived discrimination and mental health outcomes among health workers during the initial COVID-19 outbreak.

ABSTRACT: During the initial COVID-19 outbreak, health systems faced unprecedented organizational stress. Meanwhile, reports of episodes of discrimination and violence towards healthcare workers increased globally. This study explores the association between perceived discrimination and mental health outcomes in a large sample of healthcare workers in Spain. Healthcare workers from inpatient and outpatient facilities (N=2,053) filled an on-line questionnaire in May or June 2020. Mental health outcomes included depression symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9]), psychological distress (General Health Questionnaire [GHQ-12]) and death thoughts (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale [C-SSRS]). We also measured perceived discrimination and/or stigmatization due to being a healthcare worker sinc

SUBMITTER: Mediavilla R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8253602 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature