The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4896661 |
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| Authors | Sílvia Monteiro Fonseca (0000-0002-2720-6194, Universidade do Porto), Sónia Cunha (0000-0001-6221-0714, National Legal Medicine Institute), Marcio Silva (0000-0003-3867-5356, National Legal Medicine Institute), Maria J Ramos (0000-0002-7554-8324, National Legal Medicine Institute), Guilherme Azevedo (0000-0001-6489-2122), Guilherme Oliveira de Azevedo (0000-0002-3936-4739, National Legal Medicine Institute), Rui Campos (0000-0001-9419-6670, National Legal Medicine Institute), Sara Faria (0000-0002-1943-2255, Universidade do Porto), Cristina Queirós, Cristina Maria Leite Queirós (0000-0002-8045-5317, Universidade do Porto) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psicologia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0874-2049 • E-ISSN: 2183-2471 |
| Publisher | Associacao Portuguesa de Psicologia (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17575/psicologia.1679 |
| OpenAlex | W4383104295 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Medical rescuers are the frontline for COVID-19 and their psychological experience and health are major concerns to our society and healthcare system. This study aims to understand how medical rescuers psychologically experienced this pandemic and explore the contributing variables to COVID-19 anxiety. Portuguese medical rescuers (n = 203) answered questions about their COVID-19 experience, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, Patient-Health Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, and Well-Being Questionnaire. Rescuers presented low COVID-19 anxiety and low-moderate levels of fear. Most already faced or were facing changes in their job-related tasks, did not change household and did not feel stigma/discrimination. COVID-19 workplace security measures were considered moderately adequate and low anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, low to moderate stress and moderate well-being were found. Only COVID-19 fear and security measures, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms explained COVID-19 anxiety. Overall, findings showed these rescuers were psychologically well adjusted during the pandemic's initial stages
Anxiety · Disease · Mental health · Pandemic · Perceived Stress Scale · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology
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