Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility
Introduction: since the outbreak of COVID-19 that the nation experienced in November 2020, the temporary group to confront the epidemic opened new COVID-19 quarantine facilities with the main objective of providing comprehensive medical and nursing care to patients who have been in contact with peop...
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2021-10-01
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| author | Fidel Vázquez-Garay Inalvis Alfonseca-Miranda Giselle Odalys Zamora-Boudet Daylin Gola-Rodríguez |
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| description | Introduction: since the outbreak of COVID-19 that the nation experienced in November 2020, the temporary group to confront the epidemic opened new COVID-19 quarantine facilities with the main objective of providing comprehensive medical and nursing care to patients who have been in contact with people infected with this disease.
Objective: to identify the most frequent psychological alterations experienced by doctors, nursing staff and medical students in the isolation facilities located at the Faculty of Medicine No. 2 of Santiago de Cuba.
Method: a descriptive study was carried out on 150 workers in the red zone of this facility in the period from March 1st to May 31st, 2021, for which a mixed methodology was used, with a data triangulation strategy in a quantitative sense.
Results: the psychological alteration of the affective sphere that predominated in these workers was anxiety, with 98% among doctors and nurses and 100% among students. Regarding the cognitive sphere, the presence of intrusive images stood out in 72% of the doctors, 68% of the nursing staff and 54% of the students. While in the volitional sphere, discomfort due to the use of means of protection prevailed in 100% of the subjects surveyed.
Conclusions: in the quarantine center studied, psychological alterations were identified in the medical staff, nursing staff and medical students. The most frequent ones that stand out were: anxiety, stress, intrusive images, difficulty concentrating, the use of legal substances and sleep disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2f8f587fbaa488aa1ae772608f013442023-09-02T01:48:47ZspaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de GuantánamoRevista Información Científica1028-99332021-10-011005e3579e35792231Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facilityFidel Vázquez-Garay0Inalvis Alfonseca-Miranda1Giselle Odalys Zamora-Boudet2Daylin Gola-Rodríguez3Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de CubaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de CubaUniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de CubaHospital General Docente "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso", Santiago de CubaIntroduction: since the outbreak of COVID-19 that the nation experienced in November 2020, the temporary group to confront the epidemic opened new COVID-19 quarantine facilities with the main objective of providing comprehensive medical and nursing care to patients who have been in contact with people infected with this disease. Objective: to identify the most frequent psychological alterations experienced by doctors, nursing staff and medical students in the isolation facilities located at the Faculty of Medicine No. 2 of Santiago de Cuba. Method: a descriptive study was carried out on 150 workers in the red zone of this facility in the period from March 1st to May 31st, 2021, for which a mixed methodology was used, with a data triangulation strategy in a quantitative sense. Results: the psychological alteration of the affective sphere that predominated in these workers was anxiety, with 98% among doctors and nurses and 100% among students. Regarding the cognitive sphere, the presence of intrusive images stood out in 72% of the doctors, 68% of the nursing staff and 54% of the students. While in the volitional sphere, discomfort due to the use of means of protection prevailed in 100% of the subjects surveyed. Conclusions: in the quarantine center studied, psychological alterations were identified in the medical staff, nursing staff and medical students. The most frequent ones that stand out were: anxiety, stress, intrusive images, difficulty concentrating, the use of legal substances and sleep disorders.http://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/3579alteraciones psicológicascovid-19centros de aislamiento |
| spellingShingle | Fidel Vázquez-Garay Inalvis Alfonseca-Miranda Giselle Odalys Zamora-Boudet Daylin Gola-Rodríguez Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility Revista Información Científica alteraciones psicológicas covid-19 centros de aislamiento |
| title | Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility |
| title_full | Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility |
| title_fullStr | Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility |
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| title_short | Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility |
| title_sort | psychological alterations experienced by workers in an covid 19 quarantine facility |
| topic | alteraciones psicológicas covid-19 centros de aislamiento |
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