Anxiety and COVID-19: Coronavirus Anxiety Scale scores in medical and non-medical personnel in urban hospitals in Guadalajara. A cross-sectional survey study

The world is facing the worst health crisis in modern history. In addition to general concerns about the effects of COVID-19 on health, hospital personnel are developing numerous mental health conditions. This cross-sectional survey study evaluated the prevalence and severity of anxiety caused by th...

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Published in:Death studies 2022-03, Vol.46 (3), p.581-589
Main Authors: García-Reyna, Benjamín, Castillo-García, Gilberto Daniel, Barbosa-Camacho, Francisco José, Cervantes-Cardona, Guillermo Alonso, Cervantes-Pérez, Enrique, Esparza-Estrada, Isaac, Brancaccio-Pérez, Irma Valeria, Silva-González, Gabriela, Fuentes-Orozco, Clotilde, Pintor-Belmontes, Kevin Josue, Guzmán-Ramírez, Bertha Georgina, Navarro, Dinorah Rodríguez, Ibarrola-Peña, Juan Carlos, López, Veronica Alexandra Sánchez, Chejfec-Ciociano, Jonathan Matias, Sapién-Fernández, José Héctor, González-Ojeda, Alejandro, Cervantes-Guevara, Gabino
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Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety - epidemiology
Anxiety - etiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - epidemiology
Female
Health Personnel - psychology
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Male
Mental Health
Pandemics
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:The world is facing the worst health crisis in modern history. In addition to general concerns about the effects of COVID-19 on health, hospital personnel are developing numerous mental health conditions. This cross-sectional survey study evaluated the prevalence and severity of anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic using the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) in 2136 hospital employees. For the employees who presented scores ranging from 1-20 (n = 1090, 51%), the CAS mean score was 4.22 (SD = 3.95). The mean score was higher in women than men. By work category, non-clinical hospital personnel presented the highest CAS scores.
ISSN:0748-1187
1091-7683
DOI:10.1080/07481187.2021.1936297