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Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals: Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorCosta, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorCaldas de Almeida, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorFialho, Mónica
dc.contributor.authorRasga, Célia
dc.contributor.authorMartiniano, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Osvaldo
dc.contributor.authorVirgolino, Ana
dc.contributor.authorMoura Vicente, Astrid
dc.contributor.authorHeitor, Maria João
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T15:06:55Z
dc.date.available2024-01-22T15:06:55Z
dc.date.issued2023-02-10
dc.description(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Different At-Risk Population Groups)pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic increased psychosocial risk factors among healthcare professionals (HCPs). Objective: To characterize Portuguese HCPs mental health (MH), estimate anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout symptoms, and identify risk/protective factors. A cross-sectional online survey and a longitudinal assessment were conducted in 2020 (T0) and 2021 (T1). Sociodemographic and occupational variables, COVID-19-related experiences and protective behavior data were collected from a non-probabilistic sample of HCPs in Portugal. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, burnout and resilience were assessed using the Portuguese versions of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5), the Shirom–Melamed Burnout Measure (MBSM) and the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), respectively. Risk and protective factors were identified through simple and multiple logistic regression models. Overall, 2027 participants answered the survey in T0 and 1843 in T1. The percentage of moderate-to-severe symptoms decreased from T0 to T1; however, a considerable proportion of HCPs reported symptoms of distress in both years. Being a woman, working in a COVID-19-treatment frontline position and work–life balance increased the odds of distress. High resilience, good social/family support, and hobbies/lifestyle maintenance were found to be protective factors. Globally, our results show that performing as a HCP during the pandemic may result in long-term effects on MH.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipPart of this research was funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), under the project SM-COVID19 (Saúde Mental em Tempos de Pandemia COVID-19 | Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic); grant Ref. 279_596885124.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationInt J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 10;20(4):3131. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043131pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph20043131pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/8944
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3131pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnxietypt_PT
dc.subjectDepressionpt_PT
dc.subjectStress Disorderspt_PT
dc.subjectPost-traumaticpt_PT
dc.subjectProfessional Burnoutpt_PT
dc.subjectResiliencept_PT
dc.subjectMental Health Promotionpt_PT
dc.subjectRisk and Protective Factorspt_PT
dc.subjectMental Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectDeterminantes da Saúde e da Doençapt_PT
dc.subjectPromoção da Saúde Mentalpt_PT
dc.titleMental Health of Healthcare Professionals: Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue4pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage3131pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume20pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com a política editorial da revista.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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