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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Autores principales: Fidel Vázquez-Garay, Inalvis Alfonseca-Miranda, Giselle Odalys Zamora-Boudet, Daylin Gola-Rodríguez
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a2f8f587fbaa488aa1ae772608f013442021-11-03T17:26:58ZPsychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility1028-9933https://doaj.org/article/a2f8f587fbaa488aa1ae772608f013442021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/3579https://doaj.org/toc/1028-9933Introduction: 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.Fidel Vázquez-GarayInalvis Alfonseca-MirandaGiselle Odalys Zamora-BoudetDaylin Gola-RodríguezCentro Editorial Ciencias Médicas: CPICM Guantánamoarticlealteraciones psicológicascovid-19centros de aislamientoMedicineRESRevista Información Científica, Vol 100, Iss 5, Pp e3579-e3579 (2021)
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topic alteraciones psicológicas
covid-19
centros de aislamiento
Medicine
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spellingShingle alteraciones psicológicas
covid-19
centros de aislamiento
Medicine
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Fidel Vázquez-Garay
Inalvis Alfonseca-Miranda
Giselle Odalys Zamora-Boudet
Daylin Gola-Rodríguez
Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility
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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author Fidel Vázquez-Garay
Inalvis Alfonseca-Miranda
Giselle Odalys Zamora-Boudet
Daylin Gola-Rodríguez
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title Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility
title_short Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility
title_full Psychological alterations experienced by workers in an COVID-19 quarantine facility
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