Impact on Sleep Quality, Mood, Anxiety, and Personal Satisfaction of Doctors Assigned to COVID-19 Units

Pilar Andrés-Olivera, Judit García-Aparicio, María Teresa Lozano López, José Antonio Benito Sánchez, Carmen Martín, Ana Maciá-Casas, Armando González-Sánchez, Miguel Marcos and Carlos Roncero
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Pilar Andrés-Olivera: Psychiatry Service, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex (CAUSA), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Judit García-Aparicio: Institute of Biomedicine of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
María Teresa Lozano López: Psychiatry Service, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex (CAUSA), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
José Antonio Benito Sánchez: Psychiatry Service, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex (CAUSA), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Carmen Martín: Psychiatry Service, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex (CAUSA), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Ana Maciá-Casas: Psychiatry Service, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex (CAUSA), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Armando González-Sánchez: Department of Statistics, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Miguel Marcos: Institute of Biomedicine of Salamanca (IBSAL), 37007 Salamanca, Spain
Carlos Roncero: Psychiatry Service, University of Salamanca Healthcare Complex (CAUSA), 37007 Salamanca, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-15

Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 health emergency has led to a restructuring of health care systems and the reassignment of medical specialists from their usual duties to attend COVID-19 patients. The aim of this paper is to describe the levels of insomnia, anxiety, depression, and the impact on quality of life of doctors who were on the frontline of COVID-19 during the first two waves of the pandemic. Self-report surveys were conducted on said physicians during both waves, with 83 and 61 responses in the first and second waves, respectively. The reported presence of insomnia was frequent (71.8%), although it decreased in the second survey. Anxiety was moderate, decreasing from 57.1% to 43.1% between measurements. Overall, depression rates decreased between the two surveys. Substance use was found to have an indirect correlation with personal and professional satisfaction. In the light of the unforeseeable evolution of the pandemic and the medium- to long-term repercussions on professionals, we believe the adaptation of health resources is crucial to meet the new unpredictable mental health needs of this group.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; doctors; mental health impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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