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- Concern about COVID-19 and high workloads are significant predictors of psychological distress among Peruvian healthcare workers during the pandemic.
- A study involving 367 healthcare professionals in the Puno region utilized various scales to assess their mental health, revealing no gender differences in distress levels.
- The research demonstrated strong correlations between the concern about COVID-19, workload, and psychological discomfort, highlighting the mental health challenges faced by frontline workers.
Article Abstract
Introduction: During the health emergency, there is concern about the mental health repercussions that Peruvian health workers, who represent the front line of care for COVID-19, may be experiencing.
Objective: To determine whether concern about COVID-19 and workloads predict psychological distress in healthcare workers.
Methods: Predictive study in which 367 workers (nurses, doctors, nursing assistants, obstetricians, dentists, psychologists, nutritionists, among others) from 12 health networks in the Puno region participated, selected through intentional non-probabilistic sampling. The data were collected via the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, the COVID-19 Scale of Concern and the Workload Scale.
Results: It was found that there are no significant differences between men and women in psychological discomfort and concern about COVID-19 infection and workload. Furthermore, highly significant correlations were found between the study variables (P < .01). Multiple regression analysis showed an adequate adjustment for the model (F = 94.834; P < .001), where concern about COVID-19 (β = -0.436; P < .01) and workload (β = 0.239; P < .01) are variables that significantly predict psychological discomfort (adjusted R = 0.33).
Conclusions: Concern about COVID-19 and work overload predict psychological distress in health personnel in the Puno region.
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