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Medisur 2021; 19 (4)

Affective symptoms in professionals who work in the positive COVID-19 cases care

Alonso CY, Cepero RI, Alba PLC, Pérez CV, Escobedo SL

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 564-571
PDF size: 296.68 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background COVID-19 involves specific challenges for healthcare workers, which represent a greater burden of stress. This confers interest and relevance to the study of the affective sphere in this sector, a protagonist in the positive COVID-19 patient’s care.
Objective to characterize affective symptoms in professionals who work in the positive COVID-19 cases care.
Methods a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in health professionals who work in the positive COVID-19 patient’s care; between April and July 2020, at the Manuel Fajardo Rivero hospital in Santa Clara. 82 workers (nurses and health technologists) were the study population. The variables studied were sex, professional category and range of severity of affective symptoms (depression and anxiety).
Results all the professionals presented some degree of anxiety, with a predominance of the moderate form (64.6%). The 63.4% did not show depression, however, 43.47% of those who had this symptom were women, and 52.63% were professional nurses. Anxiety moderately affected 72.22% of men, 58.69% of women, and 68.42% of nurses.
Conclusion Among the affective symptoms in professionals who work in the positive COVID 19 cases care, a predominance of anxiety was observed. This study explores aspects of mental health that foresee the importance of future interventions.


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