https://observatorio.fm.usp.br/handle/OPI/46068
Título: | Mental Health Impact in Latin American Pediatric Rheumatologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Autor: | KOZU, Katia T.; CASELLA, Caio B.; STRABELLI, Claudia A. A.; AIKAWA, Nadia E.; CAMPOS, Lucia M. A.; ELIAS, Adriana M.; MIGUEL, Euripedes C.; V, Guilherme Polanczyk; SILVA, Clovis A. |
Citación: | JCR-JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY, v.28, n.2, p.E506-E510, 2022 |
Resumen: | Objective The aim of this study was to assess mental health in Latin American pediatric rheumatologists (LAPRs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed with 318 LAPRs based on an online, self-rated survey about clinical practice/mental health impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Validated self-reported scales for anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder [GAD-7]) and depression (Patient Health Questionnaire [PHQ-9]) were evaluated. Results The response rate was 126 of 318 (40%), including 13 of 20 (65%) Latin American countries. Working on the COVID-19 frontline was reported by 27% of LAPRs. Anxiety and moderate/severe depression were observed in 49% and 25%, respectively. No LAPRs reported previous mental health disorders. Deaths of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus and juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients with confirmed/suspected COVID-19 were reported by 8% and 2% of LAPRs, respectively. Further analysis of LAPRs revealed that the median current age was significantly lower in LAPRs with anxiety than in those without anxiety (39 [29-43] vs 45 [30-70] years, p = 0.029). Working on the frontline of COVID-19 (37% vs 17%, p = 0.015), feeling helpless (39% vs 17%, p = 0.009), and experiencing burnout (39% vs 11%, p = 0.0001) were factors significantly higher in LAPRs with anxiety. Median nighttime sleep abnormalities measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) (8 [0-10] vs 4 [0-10], p = 0.009) were significantly higher in the anxiety group, whereas the physical activity VAS was lower (0.5 [0-10] vs 3 [0-10], p = 0.005). A positive Spearman correlation was shown between the GAD-7 score and nighttime sleep abnormality VAS score (r = +0.348, p < 0.001), and a negative correlation was shown between the GAD-7score and physical activity VAS score (r = -0.192, p = 0.031). Conclusions Anxiety and depression were relevant to the experience of LAPRs during the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting their mental health. Reporting information about mental health is essential to planning future preventive and health promotion strategies. |
Aparece en las colecciones: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - COVID-19 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MPE Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MPS Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICHC Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICr Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/17 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/23 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/36 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - ODS/03 |
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