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T1 The Current Mental Health of Healthcare Workers 3 Years After the Start of the Pandemic: The Relationship Between Coping Strategies and Indices of Mental Health
A1 Serrano Ibáñez, Elena R.
A1 Vega-Castelo, Ariadna M. de la
A1 Varela Vázquez, Carmen
A1 Montero-Matellanes, M. Mikel
A1 Gómez Pulido, Mª Almudena
K1 Healthcare workers
K1 Depression
K1 Anxiety
K1 Stress
K1 Burnout
K1 Coping strategies
K1 Psicología
K1 Psychology
K1 Salud
K1 Health
K1 Salud mental
K1 Mental health
AB Healthcare workers have been a vulnerable group during the pandemic. Even today, they continue to deal with the virus and its consequences. Such sustained stress over time has led to the development of mental health problems that may still be present in this population. These may be related to the coping strategies that are being implemented to manage this situation. This study aimed to examine the mental health of health professionals after the end of the acute phase of the pandemic and investigate which coping strategies predicted levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and burnout. A total of 285 healthcare workers were assessed. Descriptive and multiple regression analyses were performed. The result showed (a) levels of mild-to-moderate depressive symptomatology, moderate levels of stress and anxiety symptomatology, and a medium level of burnout; and (b) acceptance, behavioral disengagement, negation, substance use, and active coping as the strategies most implicated in this symptomatology. Interventions that help health professionals to develop adaptive coping strategies, thus avoiding or reducing the development of psychological symptoms, should be implemented.
PB SAGE Publications
SN 2158-2440
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10139
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10139
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 22-feb-2025