Intensive care unit professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: social and work-related variables, COVID-19 symptoms, worries, and generalized anxiety levels

Fernando J. García-Hedrera; Fernanda Gil-Almagro; F. Javier Carmona-Monge; Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente; Patricia Catalá-Mesón; Lilian Velasco-Furlong

doi:10.4266/acc.2021.00213

Intensive care unit professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: social and work-related variables, COVID-19 symptoms, worries, and generalized anxiety levels

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Type: Academic journal

Author: Fernando J. García-Hedrera (Unidad de Cuidados Críticos Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón Madrid Spain) Fernanda Gil-Almagro (Unidad de Cuidados Críticos Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón Madrid Spain) F. Javier Carmona-Monge (Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela Santiago de CompostelaSpain)

Journal: 대한중환자의학회 Acute and Critical Care Acute and Critical Care 제36권 제3호 KCI Accredited Journals

Published: 2021.8

Pages: 232 - 241 (10page)

DOI: 10.4266/acc.2021.00213

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Intensive care unit professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: social and work-related variables, COVID-19 symptoms, worries, and generalized anxiety levels

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Background: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak has been identi fied as a pandemic and global health emergency. It presents as a severe acute respiratory dis ease. The rapid dissemination of the disease created challenges for healthcare systems and forced healthcare workers (HCWs) to deal with many clinical and nonclinical stresses. The aim of our research is to describe work conditions, symptoms experienced by HCWs, worries about contagion, and generalized anxiety symptoms and compare those findings across re gions in Spain. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey. Critical care units throughout Spain were included. The sample comprised HCWs working in intensive care units from March to May 2020. We assessed work variables, physical symptoms, worries about con tagion, and anxiety (generalized anxiety disorder-7 questionnaire). Results: The final sample comprised 448 surveys. Among the respondents, 86.9% (n=389) were nursing professionals, and 84.8% (n=380) were women. All participants cared for coro navirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients during the study period. Workload during the pan demic in Madrid was judged to be higher than in other regions (P<0.01). The availability of personal protective equipment was found to be higher in Cataluna. The most frequently ex perienced symptom was headaches (78.1%). Worries about self-infection and the possibility of infecting others received mean scores of 3.11 and 3.75, respectively. Mean scores for gen eralized anxiety levels were 11.02, with 58.7% of the professionals presenting with general ized anxiety syndrome during the assessment. Conclusions: In this study, we found high levels of anxiety among HCWs caring directly for COVID-19 patients, which could produce long-term psychological alterations that still need to be assessed.

#anxiety #COVID-19 #health personnel #intensive care units #personal protective equipment #psychological stress #SARS-CoV-2

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