The mental health of Brazilian healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

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2022
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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de Oliveira Serpa A.L.
Pinto A.L.B.
Diaz A.P.
Romano-Silva M.A.
Costa D.S.
Joaquim R.M.
de Paula J.J.
Guatimosim R.
da Silva A.G.
de Miranda D.M.
Malloy-Diniz L.F.
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© 2022, Associacao Brasileira de Psiquiatria. All rights reserved.Objective: To compare the distress level among Brazilian healthcare professionals during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and estimate risks by sex, age, and occupation. Methods: In a longitudinal cohort design, a nationally distributed online survey was used to collect data from 10,490 active healthcare professionals who worked during the pandemic. Participants were mostly female, aged 18 to 82 years; 13 different health professions and all states of Brazil were represented. Results: The most frequent professions were psychology, dentistry, and nursing. The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) score suggested an increased distress perception among health professionals. Females showed poorer mental health than males, but the absolute rise in Global Severity Index (GSI) score was larger in males than in females. Younger adults reported more symptoms of psychological distress than older adults. The most impacted age group was between 30-39 years. Nurse technicians presented the highest risk of distress. Conclusion: Health professionals are essential to overcoming the pandemic; thus, their mental health status should be monitored, and features associated with increased distress should be identified. Our findings suggest distress risk should be stratified by occupation, age, and sex. Health professionals showed an increased distress perception. Women, individuals between the ages of 30 and 39, nursing personnel, and physicians were more likely to report distress compared with other health professionals.
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Adult , Aged , Brazil , COVID-19 , Delivery of Health Care , Female , Health Personnel , Humans , Longitudinal Studies , Male , Mental Health , Pandemics , SARS-CoV-2
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