Mental health of Spanish nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nurses working in primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare centers in Navarre (Spain).

Background

Healthcare workers, especially nurses, are at high risk for developing mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction

Spain ranks among the European countries with the highest incidence of and mortality from COVID-19 and has a 31% deficit in the number of nurses compared with the average for the European Union.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study involving 800 Registered Nurses in Navarre, Spain. Four standardized instruments, along with a self-administered online questionnaire, were used to measure the impact in terms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and posttrau

SUBMITTER: Martin-Rodriguez LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9350343 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature