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Influence of the Cumulative Incidence of COVID-19 Cases on the Mental Health of the Spanish Out-of-Hospital Professionals Soto Cámara, Raúl Navalpotro-Pascual, Susana Jiménez-Alegre, José Julio García-Santa-Basilia, Noemí Onrubia-Baticón, Henar Navalpotro-Pascual, José M. Thuissard, Israel John Fernández-Domínguez, Juan José Matellán-Hernández, María Paz Pastor-Benito, Elena Polo-Portes, Carlos Eduardo Cárdaba-García, Rosa M. Bejarano-Ramírez, Juan Francisco Castejón-de-la-Encina, María Elena Miguel-Saldaña, Fernando de Fernán-Pérez, Patricia Martín-Sánchez, Rafael Martínez-Caballero, Carmen María Merino-Reguera, Beatriz Molina-Oliva, María Morales-Sánchez, Almudena Moya-Rodríguez-Carretero, Marta Raqués-Marugán, Ana María Sánchez-del-Río, Leiticia Coronavirus infections Health personnel Emergency medical services Psychological stress Anxiety Depression Self-efficacy Incidence Salud Psicología Enfermedades infecciosas Health Psychology Communicable diseases This study aimed to analyze the psychological affectation of health professionals (HPs) of Spanish Emergency Medical Services (EMSs) according to the cumulative incidence (CI) of COVID19 cases in the regions in which they worked. A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed, including all HPs working in any EMS of the Spanish geography between 1 February 2021 and 30 April 2021. Their level of stress, anxiety and depression (DASS-21) and the perception of self-efficacy (GSES) were the study’s main results. A 2-factor analysis of covariance was used to determine if the CI regions of COVID-19 cases determined the psychological impact on each of the studied variables. A total of 1710 HPs were included. A third presented psychological impairment classified as severe. The interaction of CI regions with the studied variables did not influence their levels of stress, anxiety, depression or self-efficacy. Women, younger HPs or those with less EMS work experience, emergency medical technicians (EMT), workers who had to modify their working conditions or those who lived with minors or dependents suffered a greater impact from the COVID-19 pandemic in certain regions. These HPs have shown high levels of stress, anxiety, depression and medium levels of self-efficacy, with similar data in the different geographical areas. Psychological support is essential to mitigate their suffering and teach them to react to adverse events. This research was funded by Fundación ASISA and Sociedad Española de Urgencias y Emergencias (SEMES). 2023-03-29T07:49:56Z 2023-03-29T07:49:56Z 2022-04 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7608 10.3390/jcm11082227 2077-0383 eng Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022, V. 11, n. 8, 2227 https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11082227 Atribución 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf MDPI