Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Professionals in Spain

Ana Magro, Aida Gutiérrez-García, Marta González-Álvarez and Mario Del Líbano ()
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Ana Magro: Primary Health Care Area, Ciudad Real General University Hospital, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain
Aida Gutiérrez-García: Health Sciences Department, Social Psychology Area, Burgos University, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Marta González-Álvarez: Department of Business Administration and Management, Organizational Area, Burgos University, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Mario Del Líbano: Education Sciences Department, Social Psychology Area, Burgos University, 09001 Burgos, Spain

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 22, 1-14

Abstract: In December 2019, a new virus called SARS-CoV-2 appeared, and the disease it produced was named COVID-19. After the pandemic situation was declared by the World Health Organization in March 2020, an increasing worsening of the mental health of the population, especially healthcare professionals, became apparent. To determine the psychosocial impact of the pandemic on healthcare professionals in Spain, a longitudinal study was conducted at two time points separated by 5 weeks (n time 1 = 169; n time 2 = 65). Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing depression, anxiety, and stress (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, DASS-21), burnout (Maslach Burnout Inventory—MBI), resilience (Brief Resilience Scale—BRS), and health-related quality of life (SF-36 Health Questionnaire). The results showed high levels of depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout, as well as moderate levels of resilience and low levels of quality of life at the first assessment. Resilience was negatively related to negative experiences, and positively related to the quality of life, also at the first assessment. Overall, there was an improvement in the mental health of healthcare professionals when comparing the two assessments. In this improvement, having COVID-19 in the first assessment had a positive effect on perceived mental health in the second assessment.

Keywords: resilience; depression; anxiety; stress; burnout; health-related quality of life; healthcare professionals; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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