“About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days

Autores
Agrest, Martin; Rosales, Melina Laura; Fernández, Marina; Kankan, Tanvi; Matkovich, Andrés; Velzi Díaz, Alberto; Ardila Gómez, Sara Elena
Año de publicación
2022
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artículo
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versión publicada
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Objectives: The personal impact of COVID-19 on mental health care workers (MHWs) has received scarce attention despite their work addressing the emotional wellbeing of those affected by the pandemic. This study aims to analyze Latin American and Caribbean’s MHWs’ subjective impact in connection to working during the initial times of the pandemic. Methods: One hundred and fifty-five persons (n = 155) from seventeen countries were contacted in May–June 2020 through a snowball approach. Complementary methodological strategies of analysis used for data triangulation included content analysis, thematic analysis, and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Participants reported feelings of fear, anxiety, anguish, and fatigue. Milder negative impacts (e.g., uncertainty, concern), and complex feelings (e.g., ambivalence) were also frequent. One third of participants acknowledged their capacity to learn from this situation and/or experience satisfaction. Conclusion: Mental health of MHWs in Latin America and the Caribbean were under severe strain and the ongoing mental health reforms at risk during the pandemic’s beginning. More research and additional care may be needed to offer support to those involved in caring for the wellbeing of others.
Fil: Agrest, Martin. Proyecto Suma: Asistencia y Rehabilitación En Salud Men; Argentina
Fil: Rosales, Melina Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Marina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
Fil: Kankan, Tanvi. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Matkovich, Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Velzi Díaz, Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Ardila Gómez, Sara Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
Materia
COVID- 19
LATIN AMERICA
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
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title “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
spellingShingle “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
Agrest, Martin
COVID- 19
LATIN AMERICA
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
title_short “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
title_full “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
title_fullStr “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
title_full_unstemmed “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
title_sort “About Navigating Chaos”: Latin American and Caribbean Mental Health Workers’ Personal Impact Due to SARS-CoV-2 in the First Hundred Days
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Agrest, Martin
Rosales, Melina Laura
Fernández, Marina
Kankan, Tanvi
Matkovich, Andrés
Velzi Díaz, Alberto
Ardila Gómez, Sara Elena
author Agrest, Martin
author_facet Agrest, Martin
Rosales, Melina Laura
Fernández, Marina
Kankan, Tanvi
Matkovich, Andrés
Velzi Díaz, Alberto
Ardila Gómez, Sara Elena
author_role author
author2 Rosales, Melina Laura
Fernández, Marina
Kankan, Tanvi
Matkovich, Andrés
Velzi Díaz, Alberto
Ardila Gómez, Sara Elena
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author
author
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author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COVID- 19
LATIN AMERICA
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
topic COVID- 19
LATIN AMERICA
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Objectives: The personal impact of COVID-19 on mental health care workers (MHWs) has received scarce attention despite their work addressing the emotional wellbeing of those affected by the pandemic. This study aims to analyze Latin American and Caribbean’s MHWs’ subjective impact in connection to working during the initial times of the pandemic. Methods: One hundred and fifty-five persons (n = 155) from seventeen countries were contacted in May–June 2020 through a snowball approach. Complementary methodological strategies of analysis used for data triangulation included content analysis, thematic analysis, and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Participants reported feelings of fear, anxiety, anguish, and fatigue. Milder negative impacts (e.g., uncertainty, concern), and complex feelings (e.g., ambivalence) were also frequent. One third of participants acknowledged their capacity to learn from this situation and/or experience satisfaction. Conclusion: Mental health of MHWs in Latin America and the Caribbean were under severe strain and the ongoing mental health reforms at risk during the pandemic’s beginning. More research and additional care may be needed to offer support to those involved in caring for the wellbeing of others.
Fil: Agrest, Martin. Proyecto Suma: Asistencia y Rehabilitación En Salud Men; Argentina
Fil: Rosales, Melina Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
Fil: Fernández, Marina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
Fil: Kankan, Tanvi. Columbia University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Matkovich, Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Velzi Díaz, Alberto. Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Ardila Gómez, Sara Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
description Objectives: The personal impact of COVID-19 on mental health care workers (MHWs) has received scarce attention despite their work addressing the emotional wellbeing of those affected by the pandemic. This study aims to analyze Latin American and Caribbean’s MHWs’ subjective impact in connection to working during the initial times of the pandemic. Methods: One hundred and fifty-five persons (n = 155) from seventeen countries were contacted in May–June 2020 through a snowball approach. Complementary methodological strategies of analysis used for data triangulation included content analysis, thematic analysis, and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results: Participants reported feelings of fear, anxiety, anguish, and fatigue. Milder negative impacts (e.g., uncertainty, concern), and complex feelings (e.g., ambivalence) were also frequent. One third of participants acknowledged their capacity to learn from this situation and/or experience satisfaction. Conclusion: Mental health of MHWs in Latin America and the Caribbean were under severe strain and the ongoing mental health reforms at risk during the pandemic’s beginning. More research and additional care may be needed to offer support to those involved in caring for the wellbeing of others.
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