More than half of emergency doctors have had depression, anxiety and stress due to the pandemic

A study has verified the impact it has had on the mental health of these health workersIn other countries such as China, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, these workers suffer the same pathologies after the pandemicThe result of the study has served to make those analyzed aware of their condition The coronavirus pandemic has left its mark on toilets. A study has found that more than half of emergency doctors have had depression, anxiety and stress due to the pandemic. Specifically, the results of the research highlight the impact that the crisis has had on the mental health of doctors and emergency personnel. effort made during the health crisis caused by Covid-19. The analysis has been launched by an IMPSYCOVID19 research group from the Prehospital Emergency Research Network (RINVEMER), belonging to the Spanish Society of Emergency and Emergency Medicine (SEMES). ), and which has been funded by the ASISA Foundation. To carry out the study, the research team initially selected and analyzed a series of articles that focused on common pathologies suffered by front-line health professionals in other countries, such as depression, anxiety or stress. The result of this analysis, published in November in the ‘Journal of Clinical Medicine’, shows that in other countries such as Chin a, Malaysia, Singapore and the United Kingdom, these workers share the same vulnerability factors to develop a psychological illness as those found in Spain. In a second phase, the team carried out a quantitative study of the prevalence of professionals from the different Emergency Services Medical (SEM) affected by depression, anxiety and stress as a result of the psychological impact suffered by the COVID-19 situation. Among the conclusions drawn from the investigation at the national level, it has been highlighted that more than half of outpatient workers have had high levels of depression, anxiety and stress in this period.” This study goes beyond the scientific part. At all times we gave ‘feedback’ of the results to all the participants who requested them and that helped them to be aware of their status and develop their own coping strategies or ask for help”, said the member of the IMPSYCOVID19-RINVEMER team. , Susana Navalpotro Pascual. The project is funded by the ASISA Foundation, thanks to which the research team has been able to publish its results in different high-impact journals, attend conferences to disseminate its results and provide psychological assistance to some professionals .