Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers in a highly affected region in Brazil

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs), especially in low and middle-income countries, which had to face additional political, social, and economic challenges. We thus aimed to assess the prevalence of mental health outcomes and...

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Main Authors: Mírian Cohen, Luciane Nascimento Cruz, Ricardo Bertoglio Cardoso, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Ana Bernarda Ludermir, Maria Rosimery de Carvalho, Julianne Damiana da Silva Vicente, Marcelo Paulino Viegas Filho, Fanny Julia Mireille Cortes, Marina Teixeira de Siqueira Silva, Carla Menezes Cavalcante Almeida, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Maria Amelia de Sousa Mascena Veras, Carl Kendall, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Suzi Alves Camey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04702-2