Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Nurses and Auxiliary Nursing Care Technicians—A Voluntary Online Survey
2021; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 18; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3390/ijerph18168310
ISSN1661-7827
AutoresEduardo Sánchez-Sánchez, J. Ángel García-Álvarez, Esperanza García-Marín, María Gutierrez-Serrano, María José Muñoz Alférez, Guillermo Ramírez-Vargas,
Tópico(s)COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
ResumoPandemics impose an immense psychological burden on healthcare workers due to a combination of workplace stressors and personal fears. Nurses and auxiliary nursing care technicians (ANCTs) are on the front line of this pandemic and form the largest group in healthcare practice. The aim of this study is to determine the symptoms of depression and/or anxiety among nurses and ANCTs during the periods known as the first wave (March-June) and second wave (September-November) of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain. An observational cross-sectional study was carried out using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire among nurses and ANCTs practising in Spain. During the first period, 68.3% and 49.6% of the subjects presented anxiety and depression, respectively, decreasing in the second period (49.5% for anxiety and 35.1% for depression). There were statistically significant differences between the different categories and periods (
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