How much Fear of COVID-19 is There in Latin America? A Prospective Exploratory Study in Six Countries

Moya‐Salazar, Jeel; Cañari, Betsy; Contreras‐Pulache, Hans

doi:10.29333/ejgm/11401

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“…This observation is consistent with some previous works, which identify the older population as the most vulnerable in the digitization process [ 65 ]. If the psychological impact of the pandemic is analyzed at a general level, not necessarily in the digital domain, previous studies do not identify significant gaps by age [ 66 ], which shows the impact of the pandemic in the digital educational domain has specific behavior. In contrast, digital pandemic stress is, on average, lower among those over 55 years of age than the rest ( Figure 6 ), which may be due to the greater maturity that is attributable to age and probably dampens the psychological impact of the pandemic among older professors, but this should be confirmed with an appropriate correlational study.…”

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Influence of Country Digitization Level on Digital Pandemic Stress

Antón‐Sancho

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Fernández‐Arias

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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A quick and effective solution to address the immediate change in teaching methods after the COVID-19 pandemic was digital learning environments (DLEs). The way in which this process of change towards DLEs was tackled was different around the world, depending on multiple factors, including the level of digitization, technology, and innovation. This paper conducts quantitative research on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adaptation of university professors to DLEs. In order to achieve this objective, a sample of 723 university professors from 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean was taken. The participants’ self-perception of the stress generated and their levels of digital competence during the COVID-19 pandemic were studied according to the Global Innovation Index (GII) of their country of origin. The results show that professors have an intermediate–high self-perception of both their digital competence and their ability to adapt to DLEs. It is also shown that neither the professors’ level of digital competence nor the GII of the country of origin fully explain the level of pandemic stress regarding the use of DLEs. This fact suggests that there must be other influential factors to consider, thus opening new lines of future research.

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Influence of Country Digitization Level on Digital Pandemic Stress

Antón‐Sancho

Vergara

Fernández‐Arias

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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“…The moderate and high prevalence of anxiety in HCWs can block an adequate response in daily life function, can lead to adaptive and depressive disorders, particularly in HCWs who have lost family members with COVID-19 and who still experience high levels of fear. During the pandemic, increased fear levels due to COVID-19 have been reported in all regions [23]. Communities with low settings were the most affected.…”

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Can living with COVID-19 patients in a hospital increase anxiety levels? A survey-based single-center study in Peru

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Introduction: Anxiety can affect front-line healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic mainly in settings with influencing factors. Living with COVID-19 patients in hospital settings could affect mental health during lockdown. The present study aimed to estimate the anxiety levels of HCWs of the care center for COVID-19 Villa Panamericana during the first outbreak of COVID-19 in Peru.Methods: This is a descriptive and correlational study. Ninety-six HCWs were enrolled in this study (mean age 30±5.6 years). The care center for COVID-19 Villa Panamericana houses COVID-19 patients and HCWs in the same environment. We used the 14-item Hamilton anxiety rating scale questionnaire. Professionals were interviewed directly at the VP-19 rest towers. SPSS V.23 were used to analyze the data.Results: Fifty-four (56.3%) were male and the most frequent age group was 26-35 years (81.3%). Thirty-nine (40.6%) were nurses, 28 (29.2%) were nursing technicians, 15 (15.6%) were physicians, and 14 (14.6%) were medical technologists. Of the total, 66 (68.8%) HCWs had a mild level of anxiety, while 6 (6.3%) had severe anxiety. Medical technologists and nursing technicians had the highest level of severe anxiety (14.3% and 7.1%), while nurses had the highest level of mild anxiety (76.9%). We report that 32 (33.3%) HCWs had COVID-19 while 93.7% had symptoms of anxiety [3(9.4%) mild to moderate, 21(65.6 %) moderate to severe, and 6(18.8%) severe]. We found a significant difference in anxiety levels between HCWs with and without COVID-19 (p=0.001).Conclusions: Levels of moderate and severe anxiety significantly increased in HCWs infected with COVID-19 during their coexistence with COVID-19 patients in the health center that houses both at the same time.

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“…This is especially important because, as some studies have described, these factors increase the likelihood of having BS in nursing [ 26 ]. Another limitation is that this study was focused on finding out the occupational factors of BS, but it is important to characterize its relationship with factors of mental health problems such as anxiety or depression, which have flourished during the pandemic [ 13 , 32 , 36 ].…”

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The Age of Young Nurses Is a Predictor of Burnout Syndrome during the Care of Patients with COVID-19

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Background: Burnout Syndrome (BS) is a work fatigue phenomenon that leads to physical exhaustion during care work, and there could be an increase in the proportion of nurses affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in those caring for infected patients. We aimed to determine BS in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: An observational study was conducted on 100 nurses over the age of 18 and working in COVID-19 medical units in 2021. The 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory questionnaire was used to estimate BS, and differences between age groups, gender, work time, and previous infection were estimated. Results: The majority of nurses (mean 30 ± 5.5 years) were women (78%), and the most frequent working time was from 1 to 10 years (58%). A total of 88% of the nurses had moderate BS, affecting more males, aged between 20 and 30 years, and without previous infection. The youngest age group, 20–30 years, presented the highest mean BS with 53.8 (SD 4.18) points (95% CI: 52.79 to 54.8), showing differences with older nurses (p < 0.05). Prediction analysis showed that only age was a significant predictor for the development of SB (p < 0.001). Conclusions: BS negatively impacts young nurses during the care of COVID-19 patients, so strategies should be promoted to ensure a better working environment. Improving the workspace can include self-care strategies, changes in the system and work organization, an improvement of interpersonal relationships, and risk prevention.

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How much Fear of COVID-19 is There in Latin America? A Prospective Exploratory Study in Six Countries

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Influence of Country Digitization Level on Digital Pandemic Stress

Influence of Country Digitization Level on Digital Pandemic Stress

Can living with COVID-19 patients in a hospital increase anxiety levels? A survey-based single-center study in Peru

The Age of Young Nurses Is a Predictor of Burnout Syndrome during the Care of Patients with COVID-19

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