International Mental Health perspectives on the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Vizoso, Jesús Enrique Ibáñez; Alberdi-Páramo, Íñigo; Dı́az-Marsá, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.rpsm.2020.04.002

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“…On the other hand, in relation to the depersonalization scale, we observed a relationship between people who present higher levels in this subscale as a result of the absence of PPE and their subjective perception that it can produce an increase in stress and anxiety levels. Recent studies related to mental health in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic address this phenomenon, demonstrating the fact that health workers face challenges such as the risk of infection, excessive care burden, exposure to family distress and ethical and moral dilemmas [ 23 , 57 ].…”

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“…At the first stage of exposure to the virus, health professionals had to make a great effort, which usually leads to anxiety and consequently the possible intake of anxiolytics, to maintain a constant capacity for work, which could lead to depression on an ongoing basis and after a few months of maintaining this habit, a post-traumatic stress disorder as occurred in other epidemics such as SARS, MERS, influenza A/H1N1 or Ebola [ 57 , 58 ].…”

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Health Professionals: Burnout Incidence at the Most Critical Period in Spain

Martínez-López

Lázaro-Pérez

Galán

et al. 2020

JCM

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Background: The health profession is a burnout producer due to the continuous contact with pain and suffering. In addition, excessive workloads can generate stress and psychological distress. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the degree of burnout and its main triggers in health professionals in Spain at the most critical period of the COVID-19 emergency. Method: A quantitative research was developed through a simple random sampling in different Spanish hospitals through the period of greatest impact of the pandemic (N = 157). Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire from Maslach burnout inventory (MBI) containing 22 items, which measures three subscales: emotional burnout, depersonalization, and self-fulfillment. Results: depersonalization values reached 38.9%. A total of 90.4% of the health professionals considered that psychological care should be provided from the work centers. Furthermore, 43.3% of the health professionals estimated that they might need psychological treatment in the future. Finally, 85.4% stated that the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) generated an increase in stress and anxiety. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the need to consider specific mental health care services and training in crises to avoid possible psychological disorders. The information obtained is also valuable for the development of future prevention protocols and training of health personnel to face pandemics of these characteristics or emergency scenarios. Having the necessary physical means for their protection, as well to updated regular and accurate information, is essential to avoid feelings of fear and uncertainty. This would promote the health of these professionals.

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Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Health Professionals: Burnout Incidence at the Most Critical Period in Spain

Martínez-López

Lázaro-Pérez

Galán

et al. 2020

JCM

101

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“…The extraordinary nature of the pandemic and the new procedures put in place to try to minimize the impact of SARS-CoV-2 meant that health professionals had to make a great effort, which as in previous situations of maximum health stress, led to anxiety crises and anxiolytic intake [ 71 ] with the intention of maintaining the quality of care of their patients. This continuous attention to the aforementioned stressors, which are the result of this unusual health crisis, can lead to depressive episodes and post-traumatic stress [ 32 , 72 ].…”

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Anxiety About the Risk of Death of Their Patients in Health Professionals in Spain: Analysis at the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lázaro-Pérez

Martínez-López

Galán

et al. 2020

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The COVID-19 health crisis has had a global effect, but the consequences in the different countries affected have been very different. In Spain, in a short period of time, health professionals went from a situation of stability to living with a working environment characterized by overcrowded hospitals, lack of individual protection equipment, non-existent or contradictory work protocols, as well as an unknown increase in mortality. Although in their professional activity health workers are closely linked to death processes, in recent months, working conditions and health emergencies have drawn an unheard of working scenario, with the stress and anxiety they may suffer when faced with the death of their patients. The present quantitative research was carried out in different hospitals in Spain on health professionals during the month of April 2020. Through the subscale of anxiety in the face of the death of others, developed by Collett–Lester, it has been verified that health professionals have had to develop their work in a context of precariousness, putting at risk both their individual and collective health, notably increasing anxiety in the face of the death of their patients. The predictive variables of this anxiety have been the absence of individual protection equipment, as well as high levels in the burnout subscales of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.

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“…La situación adquiere especial relevancia teniendo en cuenta que no existe certidumbre sobre su evolución ni sobre el posible fin de dicha situación excepcional, y el impacto psicológico sobre la sociedad es muy probable que produzca elevados niveles de estrés, ansiedad, miedo y soledad, tanto en los colectivos más expuestos como los profesionales sanitarios, como en los más vulnerables: mayores, enfermos crónicos, etc. (5)(6)(7).…”

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Percepción de los usuarios de la farmacia comunitaria sobre la COVID-19

Mera-Gallego¹,

León-Rodríguez²,

Mera-Gallego³

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Objetivos: evaluar la percepción de los usuarios de las farmacias sobre la repercusión de la pandemia COVID-19 en su salud, el conocimiento sobre su posible inclusión en grupos de riesgo y su actitud ante una posible vacuna. Material y métodos: estudio observacional transversal aleatorizado, en farmacias de Pontevedra y Ourense, desde marzo a junio de 2020 al comienzo y después de la restricción de movimientos. Sujetos: usuarios ≥18 años que acuden a las farmacias participantes en demanda de medicamentos y/o material de higiene y protección. Procedimiento: el usuario cumplimentaba un cuestionario anónimo, depositándolo hasta la noche en una bandeja de plástico desinfectada diariamente. El procedimiento se repetirá tras cesar el confinamiento. Resultados de la primera fase: se realizaron 706 encuestas. 415 (58,8 %) mujeres, edad media 48,9 (DE=16,9) años. 100 participantes (14,2 %) viven solos. 637 (90,2 %) creen que la COVID-19 es más peligrosa que la gripe, 189 (26,8 %) desconocen estar en algún grupo de riesgo. 107 (15,1 %) dicen sentirse mal o muy mal con el aislamiento. Los aspectos más afectados son: familiar 350 (49,6 %) y emocional 338 (47,9 %). En 2019/20 se vacunaron de la gripe 172 (24,4 %) y en 2020/21 piensan vacunarse 243 (34,4 %). 448 (63,5 %) se vacunarán frente a la COVID-19 cuando exista vacuna, esté o no financiada por el Sistema Nacional de Salud, 183 (25,9 %) se lo pensarán. Conclusiones: los encuestados consideran la COVID-19 más peligrosa que la gripe estacional. En esta primera fase la afectación sobre bienestar y salud no parece elevada. Un alto porcentaje se vacunará frente a la COVID-19. PALABRAS CLAVE Farmacia comunitaria, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, percepción, estado de ánimo, vacunación Financiación: ninguna. Conflicto de intereses: ninguno.

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International Mental Health perspectives on the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Cited by 35 publications

References 18 publications

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Health Professionals: Burnout Incidence at the Most Critical Period in Spain

Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Emergency on Health Professionals: Burnout Incidence at the Most Critical Period in Spain

Anxiety About the Risk of Death of Their Patients in Health Professionals in Spain: Analysis at the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Percepción de los usuarios de la farmacia comunitaria sobre la COVID-19

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