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Symptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorCampos, Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Bianca Gonzalez
dc.contributor.authorCampos, Lucas Arrais
dc.contributor.authorde Fátima Valadão-Dias, Filomena
dc.contributor.authorMarôco, João
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-15T17:13:45Z
dc.date.available2021-02-15T17:13:45Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractBackground Studies of previous pandemics indicate that healthcare workers have a high risk of developing symptoms related to mental health, especially depression, anxiety, and stress. Objective To identify mental disorder symptoms among Brazilian healthcare workers during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic and compare findings in different work categories. Methods This was an online cross-sectional study. Information related to the pandemic and mental disorder symptoms was collected. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and the Impact of Event Scale-revised were used. Associations were estimated by the chi-square test. The mean scores were compared among work categories with ANOVA (α = 5%) and the prevalence of symptoms was estimated. Results 1,609 healthcare workers participated in the survey [mean age: 36.9 (SD = 11.6) years, women = 83.6%]. There was no association between work category and changes in mental health during the pandemic (p = 0.288) or prevalence of unsafe feeling (p = 0.218). A significant relationship was observed between maintaining work activities during the pandemic and work category (p < 0.001). Physicians had the lowest out-of-work prevalence (9.5%) while dentists had the highest (32.3%). Physicians and nurses showed the highest prevalence of in-person work routine. Psychologists presented the highest prevalence of remote work (64.0%) while dentists had the lowest (20.2%). A high prevalence of depression (D), anxiety (A), and stress (S) symptoms was observed in all professional categories (D: 57.2, 95% CI 48.3–66.1%; A: 46.20%, 95% CI = 37.2–55.2%; S: 55.80%, 95% CI = 46.8–64.8%), with physicians (D = 38.4%, A = 25.80%, S = 37.90%), psychologists (D = 50.2%, A = 39.0%, S = 43.1%), and nurses (D = 50.0%, A = 40.9%, S = 49.0%) having significantly lower scores. Psychologists had the lowest pandemic-related psychological impact (42.70%, 95% CI 36.8–48.6%). Conclusion Extreme changes in the work routine of dentists and psychologists and an overall high prevalence of mental symptoms due to the pandemic were found. Researchers should focus on gathering information that can identify workers at increased risk of mental illness to guide discussions and develop actions to minimize the harm of the pandemic. In addition, we suggest that healthcare and support systems urgently adopt mental health care measures with specialized professionals to protect the psychological well-being of the healthcare community.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00420-021-01656-4pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn14321246
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7970
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectHealthcare professionalspt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectStresspt_PT
dc.titleSymptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceGermanypt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage10pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Archives of Occupational and Environmental Healthpt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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