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Revista Española de Salud Pública
On-line version ISSN 2173-9110Print version ISSN 1135-5727
Abstract
PARDOS PLAZA, Jésica; MIRET LOPEZ, Carme and GODOY, Pere. Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on the professionals of the Epidemiological Surveillance Services of Catalonia. Rev. Esp. Salud Publica [online]. 2023, vol.97, e202311094. Epub Dec 16, 2024. ISSN 2173-9110.
Background:
Healthcare professionals were subjected to very demanding working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this paper was to assess the level of risk of suffering a psychosocial disorder in the professionals of the Epidemiological Surveillance Services of Catalonia (EVS) during the sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
An epidemiological study of prevalence was carried out in SVE workers in Catalonia. The information was collected through a questionnaire of sociodemographic and occupational data and the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) from January to March 2022. A score equal to or greater than 7 on the GHQ-28 was considered positive and indicated a risk of suffering some disorder. The dependent variables were the score and positivity of the GHQ-28 test. The relationship between the GHQ-28 score and the rest of the independent variables of the study was studied with the Odds Ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence intervals (IC).
Results:
The mean age of the population studied was 37 years (SD=±11.4) and 75% were women. 53.8% of the participants presented a positive result in the GHQ-28. The participants with the highest psychosocial risk were workers with a history of psychological problems (OR 2.8; IC95% 1.2-6.7). The risk was also higher in women (OR 1.8; IC95% 0.8-4.1), participants with health professions (OR 1.2: IC95% 0.6-2.5), those who were taking pharmacological treatment (OR 2.4; IC95% 0.6-9.7) or those who were undergoing psychological therapy (OR 1.5; IC95% 0.6-3.6) at the time of data collection and workers who did not had a perception of work support and recognition from their work teams (OR 1.8; IC95% 0.9-3.8), although some differences were not statistically significant.
Conclusions:
The professionals of the SVE professionals presented, during the sixth pandemic wave, a high risk of psychosocial disorder. As measures to be adopted, and with the aim of reducing psychosocial risk among its professionals, it is recommended to introduce organizational changes in surveillance services to prevent psychosocial disorders among its professionals.
Keywords : COVID-19; Psychosocial impact; SVE workers.
