The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Resumo: | Abstract Medical rescuers are the frontline for COVID-19 and their psychological experience and health are major concerns to our society and healthcare system. This study aims to understand how medical rescuers psychologically experienced this pandemic and explore the contributing variables to COVID-19 anxiety. Portuguese medical rescuers (n = 203) answered questions about their COVID-19 experience, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, Patient-Health Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, and Well-Being Questionnaire. Rescuers presented low COVID-19 anxiety and low-moderate levels of fear. Most already faced or were facing changes in their job-related tasks, did not change household and did not feel stigma/discrimination. COVID-19 workplace security measures were considered moderately adequate and low anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, low to moderate stress and moderate well-being were found. Only COVID-19 fear and security measures, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms explained COVID-19 anxiety. Overall, findings showed these rescuers were psychologically well adjusted during the pandemic’s initial stages. |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 pandemicmedical rescuerspsychological experiencemental healthAbstract Medical rescuers are the frontline for COVID-19 and their psychological experience and health are major concerns to our society and healthcare system. This study aims to understand how medical rescuers psychologically experienced this pandemic and explore the contributing variables to COVID-19 anxiety. Portuguese medical rescuers (n = 203) answered questions about their COVID-19 experience, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, Patient-Health Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, and Well-Being Questionnaire. Rescuers presented low COVID-19 anxiety and low-moderate levels of fear. Most already faced or were facing changes in their job-related tasks, did not change household and did not feel stigma/discrimination. COVID-19 workplace security measures were considered moderately adequate and low anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, low to moderate stress and moderate well-being were found. Only COVID-19 fear and security measures, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms explained COVID-19 anxiety. Overall, findings showed these rescuers were psychologically well adjusted during the pandemic’s initial stages.Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia (APP)Edições Colibri2023-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0874-20492023000100001Psicologia v.37 n.1 2023reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttp://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0874-20492023000100001Fonseca,Sílvia MonteiroCunha,SóniaSilva,MárcioRamos,M. JoaquinaAzevedo,GuilhermeCampos,RuiFaria,SaraQueirós,Cristinainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-02-06T17:14:01Zoai:scielo:S0874-20492023000100001Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T02:24:05.324731Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic Fonseca,Sílvia Monteiro COVID-19 pandemic medical rescuers psychological experience mental health |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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The psychological experience of medical rescuers during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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Fonseca,Sílvia Monteiro |
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Fonseca,Sílvia Monteiro Cunha,Sónia Silva,Márcio Ramos,M. Joaquina Azevedo,Guilherme Campos,Rui Faria,Sara Queirós,Cristina |
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Cunha,Sónia Silva,Márcio Ramos,M. Joaquina Azevedo,Guilherme Campos,Rui Faria,Sara Queirós,Cristina |
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Fonseca,Sílvia Monteiro Cunha,Sónia Silva,Márcio Ramos,M. Joaquina Azevedo,Guilherme Campos,Rui Faria,Sara Queirós,Cristina |
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COVID-19 pandemic medical rescuers psychological experience mental health |
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COVID-19 pandemic medical rescuers psychological experience mental health |
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Abstract Medical rescuers are the frontline for COVID-19 and their psychological experience and health are major concerns to our society and healthcare system. This study aims to understand how medical rescuers psychologically experienced this pandemic and explore the contributing variables to COVID-19 anxiety. Portuguese medical rescuers (n = 203) answered questions about their COVID-19 experience, the COVID-19 Anxiety Scale, Patient-Health Questionnaire, Perceived Stress Scale, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, and Well-Being Questionnaire. Rescuers presented low COVID-19 anxiety and low-moderate levels of fear. Most already faced or were facing changes in their job-related tasks, did not change household and did not feel stigma/discrimination. COVID-19 workplace security measures were considered moderately adequate and low anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, low to moderate stress and moderate well-being were found. Only COVID-19 fear and security measures, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive symptoms explained COVID-19 anxiety. Overall, findings showed these rescuers were psychologically well adjusted during the pandemic’s initial stages. |
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