Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina

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Richaud, Maria Cristina; Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra; Eidman, Leandro; Klos, María Carolina; Lemos, Viviana Noemí; Mesurado, Maria Belen; Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica; Muzio, Ruben Nestor
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2021
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Objectives: The goal of this study was to provide a description regarding the perceived concerns and threats of the healthcare workers facing treatment of patients with COVID-19 during the early phase of the pandemic in Argentina, also analysing how these issues affected their psychological well-being. Study design: Cross-sectional design. Methods: During the third week (April 4-10) of mandatory quarantine, a questionnaire was administered to 809 healthcare workers from all over the country. The developed questionnaire covered: socio-demographic data, questions related to concerns of the health personnel about facing patients with coronavirus, and indicators of depression, anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, and coping. Results: Results showed that the main worries of these healthcare workers were the possibility of infecting their loved ones (84%), followed by the possibility of infecting themselves (65%). Also, 76% considered that the work environment worsened, and 77% that it would help them to count with mental support staff in their workplace. In addition, the healthcare workers showed significantly increased levels in indicators of depression, anxiety, and intolerance of uncertainty and in developing coping strategies that were predominantly of emotional control. The results also indicated that fear of contagion and fear of infecting their loved ones, as well as fear of the possibility of having to choose who would receive attention and who would not, were perceived as stressors having the greatest influence on discomfort. Conclusions: Altogether, these results show the need for preventive contingency interventions targeted to healthcare workers in order to preserve the well-being of their mental health and the quality of the therapies they apply to patients with COVID-19.
Fil: Richaud, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina. Universidad Austral; Argentina
Fil: Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina
Fil: Eidman, Leandro. Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Klos, María Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina
Fil: Lemos, Viviana Noemí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina
Fil: Mesurado, Maria Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Austral; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica. Universidad Austral; Argentina
Fil: Muzio, Ruben Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
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COVID-19
ARGENTINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
WORRIES
STRESS
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spelling Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in ArgentinaPreocupaciones y amenazas percibidas por los trabajadores de la salud dedicados a enfrentar el COVID-19 en ArgentinaRichaud, Maria CristinaVargas Rubilar, Jael AlejandraEidman, LeandroKlos, María CarolinaLemos, Viviana NoemíMesurado, Maria BelenRodriguez de Behrends, Marisa VerónicaMuzio, Ruben NestorCOVID-19ARGENTINE HEALTHCARE WORKERSSUBJECTIVE WELL-BEINGWORRIESSTRESShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5Objectives: The goal of this study was to provide a description regarding the perceived concerns and threats of the healthcare workers facing treatment of patients with COVID-19 during the early phase of the pandemic in Argentina, also analysing how these issues affected their psychological well-being. Study design: Cross-sectional design. Methods: During the third week (April 4-10) of mandatory quarantine, a questionnaire was administered to 809 healthcare workers from all over the country. The developed questionnaire covered: socio-demographic data, questions related to concerns of the health personnel about facing patients with coronavirus, and indicators of depression, anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, and coping. Results: Results showed that the main worries of these healthcare workers were the possibility of infecting their loved ones (84%), followed by the possibility of infecting themselves (65%). Also, 76% considered that the work environment worsened, and 77% that it would help them to count with mental support staff in their workplace. In addition, the healthcare workers showed significantly increased levels in indicators of depression, anxiety, and intolerance of uncertainty and in developing coping strategies that were predominantly of emotional control. The results also indicated that fear of contagion and fear of infecting their loved ones, as well as fear of the possibility of having to choose who would receive attention and who would not, were perceived as stressors having the greatest influence on discomfort. Conclusions: Altogether, these results show the need for preventive contingency interventions targeted to healthcare workers in order to preserve the well-being of their mental health and the quality of the therapies they apply to patients with COVID-19.Fil: Richaud, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina. Universidad Austral; ArgentinaFil: Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; ArgentinaFil: Eidman, Leandro. Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales; ArgentinaFil: Klos, María Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; ArgentinaFil: Lemos, Viviana Noemí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; ArgentinaFil: Mesurado, Maria Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Austral; ArgentinaFil: Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica. Universidad Austral; ArgentinaFil: Muzio, Ruben Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
Preocupaciones y amenazas percibidas por los trabajadores de la salud dedicados a enfrentar el COVID-19 en Argentina
title Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
spellingShingle Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
Richaud, Maria Cristina
COVID-19
ARGENTINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
WORRIES
STRESS
title_short Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
title_full Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
title_fullStr Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
title_sort Perceived concerns and threats of healthcare workers facing the COVID-19 in Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Richaud, Maria Cristina
Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra
Eidman, Leandro
Klos, María Carolina
Lemos, Viviana Noemí
Mesurado, Maria Belen
Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica
Muzio, Ruben Nestor
author Richaud, Maria Cristina
author_facet Richaud, Maria Cristina
Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra
Eidman, Leandro
Klos, María Carolina
Lemos, Viviana Noemí
Mesurado, Maria Belen
Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica
Muzio, Ruben Nestor
author_role author
author2 Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra
Eidman, Leandro
Klos, María Carolina
Lemos, Viviana Noemí
Mesurado, Maria Belen
Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica
Muzio, Ruben Nestor
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19
ARGENTINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
WORRIES
STRESS
topic COVID-19
ARGENTINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
WORRIES
STRESS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Objectives: The goal of this study was to provide a description regarding the perceived concerns and threats of the healthcare workers facing treatment of patients with COVID-19 during the early phase of the pandemic in Argentina, also analysing how these issues affected their psychological well-being. Study design: Cross-sectional design. Methods: During the third week (April 4-10) of mandatory quarantine, a questionnaire was administered to 809 healthcare workers from all over the country. The developed questionnaire covered: socio-demographic data, questions related to concerns of the health personnel about facing patients with coronavirus, and indicators of depression, anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, and coping. Results: Results showed that the main worries of these healthcare workers were the possibility of infecting their loved ones (84%), followed by the possibility of infecting themselves (65%). Also, 76% considered that the work environment worsened, and 77% that it would help them to count with mental support staff in their workplace. In addition, the healthcare workers showed significantly increased levels in indicators of depression, anxiety, and intolerance of uncertainty and in developing coping strategies that were predominantly of emotional control. The results also indicated that fear of contagion and fear of infecting their loved ones, as well as fear of the possibility of having to choose who would receive attention and who would not, were perceived as stressors having the greatest influence on discomfort. Conclusions: Altogether, these results show the need for preventive contingency interventions targeted to healthcare workers in order to preserve the well-being of their mental health and the quality of the therapies they apply to patients with COVID-19.
Fil: Richaud, Maria Cristina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina. Universidad Austral; Argentina
Fil: Vargas Rubilar, Jael Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina
Fil: Eidman, Leandro. Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales; Argentina
Fil: Klos, María Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina
Fil: Lemos, Viviana Noemí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Adventista del Plata. Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica. Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones En Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento.; Argentina
Fil: Mesurado, Maria Belen. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Austral; Argentina
Fil: Rodriguez de Behrends, Marisa Verónica. Universidad Austral; Argentina
Fil: Muzio, Ruben Nestor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Fundación de Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental. Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Psicología. Instituto de Investigaciones; Argentina
description Objectives: The goal of this study was to provide a description regarding the perceived concerns and threats of the healthcare workers facing treatment of patients with COVID-19 during the early phase of the pandemic in Argentina, also analysing how these issues affected their psychological well-being. Study design: Cross-sectional design. Methods: During the third week (April 4-10) of mandatory quarantine, a questionnaire was administered to 809 healthcare workers from all over the country. The developed questionnaire covered: socio-demographic data, questions related to concerns of the health personnel about facing patients with coronavirus, and indicators of depression, anxiety, intolerance of uncertainty, and coping. Results: Results showed that the main worries of these healthcare workers were the possibility of infecting their loved ones (84%), followed by the possibility of infecting themselves (65%). Also, 76% considered that the work environment worsened, and 77% that it would help them to count with mental support staff in their workplace. In addition, the healthcare workers showed significantly increased levels in indicators of depression, anxiety, and intolerance of uncertainty and in developing coping strategies that were predominantly of emotional control. The results also indicated that fear of contagion and fear of infecting their loved ones, as well as fear of the possibility of having to choose who would receive attention and who would not, were perceived as stressors having the greatest influence on discomfort. Conclusions: Altogether, these results show the need for preventive contingency interventions targeted to healthcare workers in order to preserve the well-being of their mental health and the quality of the therapies they apply to patients with COVID-19.
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