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

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dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira Serpa A.L.
dc.contributor.authorPinto A.L.B.
dc.contributor.authorDiaz A.P.
dc.contributor.authorRomano-Silva M.A.
dc.contributor.authorCosta D.S.
dc.contributor.authorJoaquim R.M.
dc.contributor.authorde Paula J.J.
dc.contributor.authorGuatimosim R.
dc.contributor.authorda Silva A.G.
dc.contributor.authorde Miranda D.M.
dc.contributor.authorMalloy-Diniz L.F.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-12T19:17:02Z
dc.date.available2024-03-12T19:17:02Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract© 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.
dc.description.firstpage401
dc.description.issuenumber4
dc.description.lastpage408
dc.description.volume44
dc.identifier.doi10.47626/1516-4446-2021-2347
dc.identifier.issn1516-4446
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/34475
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Journal of Psychiatry
dc.rightsAcesso Aberto
dc.subject.otherlanguageCOVID-19
dc.subject.otherlanguagehealth workers
dc.subject.otherlanguagemental distress
dc.subject.otherlanguagemental health
dc.subject.otherlanguagepandemics
dc.titleThe mental health of Brazilian healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
dc.typeArtigo
local.scopus.citations4
local.scopus.eid2-s2.0-85136189411
local.scopus.subjectAdult
local.scopus.subjectAged
local.scopus.subjectBrazil
local.scopus.subjectCOVID-19
local.scopus.subjectDelivery of Health Care
local.scopus.subjectFemale
local.scopus.subjectHealth Personnel
local.scopus.subjectHumans
local.scopus.subjectLongitudinal Studies
local.scopus.subjectMale
local.scopus.subjectMental Health
local.scopus.subjectPandemics
local.scopus.subjectSARS-CoV-2
local.scopus.updated2024-12-01
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