Symptoms related to mental disorder in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of previous pandemics indicate that healthcare workers have a high risk of developing symptoms related to mental health, especially depression, anxiety, and stress.

Objective

To identify mental disorder symptoms among Brazilian healthcare workers during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic and compare findings in different work categories.

Methods

This was an online cross-sectional study. Information related to the pandemic and mental disorder symptoms was collected. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale and the Impact of Event Scale-revised were used. Associations were estimated by the chi-square test. The mean scores were compared among work categories with ANOVA (α = 5%) and the prevalence of symptoms was estimated.

Results

1,609 healthcare workers

SUBMITTER: Campos JADB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871020 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature