Mental health trajectories of Brazilian health workers during two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021).

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to: (a) monitor the progression of symptoms of mental health burden among frontline workers caring for COVID-19 patients in Brazil during the two waves of the pandemic, considering the number of new cases and deaths, and; (b) to verify the different mental health outcomes and potential associations with current burnout symptoms. A non-probabilistic sample of health professionals was assessed as the pandemic progressed in Brazil (May/2020 August/2021). Standardized instruments focusing on anxiety, depression, insomnia, post-traumatic stress, and burnout symptoms were applied online. The results indicate a decrease in anxiety levels, what was related to when the number of new cases declined (end 1th-wave); symptoms returned to higher levels later. Emotional exhaustion increa

SUBMITTER: de Lima Osorio F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10076806 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature