The Impact of Biosecurity on Biological and Psychosocial Risks for Health Workers of COVID Hospitals in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

María de la Luz Galván-Ramírez (), María de Lourdes Preciado-Serrano () and Mildred Gallegos-Bonifaz
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María de la Luz Galván-Ramírez: Department of Microbiology Pathology, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950 Colonia Independencia, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
María de Lourdes Preciado-Serrano: Department of Public Health, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950 Colonia Independencia, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico
Mildred Gallegos-Bonifaz: Department of Public Health, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad de Guadalajara, Sierra Mojada 950 Colonia Independencia, Guadalajara 44340, Mexico

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Background: Some data support that health care workers (HCWs) must have sufficient and good quality personal protective equipment (PPE) and the necessary training to manage COVID patients to avoid contagion that can lead to death. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between biosafety on the biological risks of SARS-CoV-2 and risks of fatigue, anxiety, or depression in health workers who care for patients in COVID hospitals, from September 2020 to August 2021. Material and methods: The questionnaire used in this study (Q6S64I) consisted of 6 spheres: Sociodemographic aspects, working conditions; Personal Protection Equipment; safety and health; training and knowledge about COVID-19, the form of transport, and personal health conditions. The answers were online. The Goldberg questionnaire (EADG) measures anxiety and depression, and the questionnaire measures fatigue (Barrientos-Gutiérrez et al.) (PSSF). Results: In total, 76.5% of the HCWs were doctors, 25.2% worked in the emergency services, 79.3% received PPE from their institution, 82.9% cared for COVID-19 patients, and 27.9% tested positive for COVID-19. The PPE provided by the employer was 80%, but the quality was deficient, insufficient, and associated with a relative risk of 4.6. A total of 99% acquired better PPE on their own. The exposure to COVID-19 and the surgical mask provided by the institution had an associated relative risk of 2.8 for the HCWs. A total of 39% of the HCWs reported being calm. Conclusions: PPE, risk exposure, and safety at work were significantly associated with drowsiness and heaviness, difficulty concentrating, anxiety, and depression.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; health care workers (HCWs); biological risk; psychosocial risk; hospitals; fatigue; anxiety; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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