The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of moral injury and Light Triad (LT) personality traits on anxiety and depression symptoms of health-care personnel during the coronavirus-2019 pandemic. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was used, the study included a sample of 169 health-care workers from Honduras. Data was gathered through the Moral Injury Symptom Scale for Health Professionals (MISS-HP), Light Triad Scale (LTS), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and the Patient-Health Questionnaire-9. Results suggest that almost 9 out of 10 respondents experienced at least one potentially morally injurious event, 45.6% were at significant risk of impairment related to moral injury. Working with limited staff and resources, and the implications of it, was the most common potentially morally injurious situation reported by the respondents. Results suggest that MISS-HP Mistrust has significant negative correlations with LT traits. A hierarchical regression model determined that Moral Injury, but not LT traits, significantly affected depression symptoms. On the other hand, anxiety symptoms were significantly predicted by Moral Injury, as did LTS-Humanism. The results were discussed according to their implications for public health policy in Latin America.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health workers are facing morally challenging, stressful, and life-threatening decisions while working with limited human and medical resources. The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of Moral Injury and Light Triad (LT) personality traits on anxiety and depression symptoms of health-care personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative, cross-sectional research design was used, the study included a sample of 169 health-care workers. Data was gathered through the Moral Injury Symptom Scale for Health Professionals (MISS-HP), Light Triad Scale (LTS), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder- 7 (GAD-7), and the Patient-Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Results suggest that almost 9 out of 10 respondents experienced at least one potentially morally injurious event, 45.6% were at significant risk of impairment related to Moral Injury. Working with limited staff and resources, and the implications of it, were among the most common potentially morally injurious situations reported by the respondents. Results suggest that MISS-HP Mistrust subscale has significant negative correlations with Light Triad traits. A hierarchical regression model determined that Moral Injury, but not Light Triad traits, significantly affected depression symptoms. The overall model accounted for 42.6% of the variance in depression scores. On the other hand, anxiety symptoms were significantly predicted by Moral Injury, as did LTS-Humanism. The model accounted for 38.2% of the variance in anxiety scores. Control variables included respondents’ sex, years of experience, profession, and prior COVID-19 diagnosis. The results were discussed according to their implications to public health.

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The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and anxiety in the Honduran population. This was made through a quantitative methodology, using the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). The sample consisted of 595 Honduran respondents, with a mean age of 25.10 years. The results suggest that female participants reported significantly higher scores in fear of COVID-19 and anxiety than men. A linear regression model determined that fear of COVID-19, sex and age were significant predictors of anxiety scores. The overall model had an r2 of 0.325, with fear of COVID-19 accounting for 29.9% of the variance in GAD-7 scores. The resulting model has a large effect size, f 2= 0.48. The results are discussed considering prior research and their psychosocial implications.

Reacciones psicológicas ante el diagnóstico de COVID-19: un estudio cualitativo 2 ResumenEl presente estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer las experiencias y reacciones psicológicas asociadas al diagnóstico de COVID-19 en población hondureña. La metodología utilizada se enmarca en un enfoque cualitativo, con un diseño narrativo. La información fue recolectada por medio de entrevistas realizadas a un total de 35 sujetos adultos que hubiesen sido diagnosticados con COVID-19. Adicionalmente, como punto de triangulación, se incluyeron 5 entrevistas a personal médico trabajando en primera línea contra el COVID-19. Entre los temas prevalentes en el discurso de los informantes se evidencia que el diagnóstico positivo de COVID-19 tuvo efectos en el desarrollo cotidiano del sujeto, específicamente en lo referente a aspectos laborales, económicos y académicos. Además, los informantes comentan una serie de reacciones psicológicas, incluyendo sentimientos de culpa, ansiedad, depresión, preocupación por la salud propia y de los seres queridos, deterioro en la calidad de sueño, incertidumbre, temor y distintas actitudes hacia la búsqueda de atención psicológica. También se menciona la importancia de las redes de apoyo, puntualmente en lo referente a la familia, amistades y compañeros de trabajo. En ocasiones los entrevistados reportaron sentimientos de soledad y ser víctimas de estigmatización.Estos resultados se discuten a la luz de los antecedentes y sus implicaciones prácticas.