TY - JOUR
T1 - Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression symptoms in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia
AU - Guillen-Burgos, Hernan Felipe
AU - Gomez-Ureche, Janitza
AU - Acosta, Nahir
AU - Acevedo-Vergara, Kaleb
AU - Perez-Florez, Manuel
AU - Villalba, Elizabeth
AU - Maloof, Dieb
AU - Dau, Alberto
AU - Salva, Silvia
AU - Mattar, Salvador
AU - Escaf, Jorge
AU - Perez, Abdel
AU - Parra-Saavedra, Miguel
AU - Medina, Patricia
AU - Torres, Jose
AU - Mesino, Cesar
AU - Torrenegra, Riguey
AU - Tapia, Jesus
AU - Salcedo, Soraya
AU - Maestre, Ronald
AU - Galvez-Florez, Juan Francisco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: Mental health outcomes in healthcare workers (HCWs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been poorly explored during COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim was to carry out a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of mental health symptoms in HCWs in Colombia. Methods: A cross-sectional web-survey study was performed during the COVID-19 pandemic mid-2021 including HCWs in two hospitals in Colombia. The PCL-5, GAD-7, and PHQ-9 scales were used to assess the prevalence of symptoms and severity of PTSD, anxiety, and depression in Colombia. Results: From 257 surveyed respondents, 44.36% were nurses, 36.58% physicians and 19.07% other health professionals. The prevalence of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms were 18.68%, 43.19%, and 26.85%, amongst HCWs. The regression model evidence a strong risk of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in HCWs in Colombia during the second wave of COVID-19 in the middle of 2021. Conclusions: The prevalence for several mental health symptoms in HCWs in Colombia were higher compared with the general population. HCWs are at-risk population to develop chronic symptoms and mental disorders during and after outbreaks. These results will be helpful to tailor strategies to support the physical and mental health of the HCWs in LMICs.
AB - Background: Mental health outcomes in healthcare workers (HCWs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been poorly explored during COVID-19 pandemic. Our aim was to carry out a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of mental health symptoms in HCWs in Colombia. Methods: A cross-sectional web-survey study was performed during the COVID-19 pandemic mid-2021 including HCWs in two hospitals in Colombia. The PCL-5, GAD-7, and PHQ-9 scales were used to assess the prevalence of symptoms and severity of PTSD, anxiety, and depression in Colombia. Results: From 257 surveyed respondents, 44.36% were nurses, 36.58% physicians and 19.07% other health professionals. The prevalence of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms were 18.68%, 43.19%, and 26.85%, amongst HCWs. The regression model evidence a strong risk of PTSD, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in HCWs in Colombia during the second wave of COVID-19 in the middle of 2021. Conclusions: The prevalence for several mental health symptoms in HCWs in Colombia were higher compared with the general population. HCWs are at-risk population to develop chronic symptoms and mental disorders during and after outbreaks. These results will be helpful to tailor strategies to support the physical and mental health of the HCWs in LMICs.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - Healthcare workers
KW - Mental health outcomes
KW - PTSD
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85137306986
U2 - 10.1016/j.ejtd.2022.100293
DO - 10.1016/j.ejtd.2022.100293
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137306986
SN - 2468-7499
VL - 6
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation
JF - European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation
IS - 4
M1 - 100293
ER -
