@mastersthesis{10902/26316,
year = {2022},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/26316},
abstract = {Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread in the last years
from China to Europe and worldwide, affecting millions of people both physically and
mentally. This is a problem especially among healthcare workers, as they have had
to fight the pandemic from the frontline and could have caused several psychological
impact as a result. Our main aim is to provide evidence on the long-term
psychological impact of this pandemic in healthcare staff.
Methods: We applied a two-phased design, including self-reported
questionnaires about their mental status and quality of life (PHQ-9, GAD-7, ISI, IES R) during and after the most difficult periods of the pandemic. This study was carried
out in May-June 2020 and one year later.
Results: It was clear that primary healthcare professionals presented
psychological distress due to the pandemic, as well as depression and anxiety rates
increased among them, and the results even increased after a year. The main factors
related to this distress were being a woman and suffering COVID-19, either them or
some relative, as well as being in the frontline during the pandemic.
Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic had a several impact on mental health of
primary health workers in Cantabria, even increasing after a year, which makes it
necessary programmes of prevention and preparation for this kind of occurrences.},
title = {COVID-19 and mental health in primary care professionals in Cantabria},
author = {Corona Gutiérrez, Carmen},
}