TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and Factors Associated with Subjective Cognitive Complaints in Latin American Health Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
AU - Soto-Añari, Marcio
AU - Rivera-Fernández, Claudia
AU - Ramos-Vargas, Luis
AU - Denegri-Solis, Lucía
AU - Herrera-Pino, Jorge
AU - Camargo, Loida
AU - Castillo, Edgar
AU - Díaz, María
AU - Gaitán-Quintero, Gustavo
AU - Alonso, Mónica
AU - Cárdenas, Omar
AU - Pabon-Moreno, Alexander
AU - Caldichoury, Nicole
AU - Ramos-Henderson, Miguel
AU - Florez, Yuliana
AU - Escorcia-Villarreal, Jahaira
AU - Ripoll-Córdoba, Daniela
AU - Quispe-Ayala, César
AU - Gargiulo, Pascual A.
AU - Porto, María F.
AU - López, Norman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Asociación Colombiana de Psiquiatría
PY - 2024/7/1
Y1 - 2024/7/1
N2 - Background and objectives: An increase in emotional disturbances and complaints about cognitive performance has been observed in Latin American healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which can affect attention capacity and increase the levels of stress and burnout of these professionals. The objective was to analyse subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) and associated factors in health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in five Latin American countries. Methods: Multicentre cross-sectional study, which included 3,738 professionals from Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to assess depression, and the Mini-Z to assess Burnout. For the SCC, an item on cognitive concerns in attention and memory was used. Results: The prevalence of cognitive complaints was 69.2%. The factors associated with a higher risk of SCC were the scores in the GAD-7, PHQ and Mini-Z, in addition to being part of the Ecuadorian health personnel. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of SCC in health personnel, which is modulated by emotional states and stress.
AB - Background and objectives: An increase in emotional disturbances and complaints about cognitive performance has been observed in Latin American healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, which can affect attention capacity and increase the levels of stress and burnout of these professionals. The objective was to analyse subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) and associated factors in health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic in five Latin American countries. Methods: Multicentre cross-sectional study, which included 3,738 professionals from Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to assess depression, and the Mini-Z to assess Burnout. For the SCC, an item on cognitive concerns in attention and memory was used. Results: The prevalence of cognitive complaints was 69.2%. The factors associated with a higher risk of SCC were the scores in the GAD-7, PHQ and Mini-Z, in addition to being part of the Ecuadorian health personnel. Conclusions: There is a high prevalence of SCC in health personnel, which is modulated by emotional states and stress.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Latin American healthcare workers
KW - Mental health
KW - Mood
KW - Subjective cognitive complaints
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rcp.2022.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.rcp.2022.07.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 36092252
AN - SCOPUS:85147027186
SN - 0034-7450
VL - 53
SP - 340
EP - 346
JO - Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria
JF - Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatria
IS - 3
ER -