Open AccessMental health of colombian general practitioners during the pandemic: reflections from a brief survey
Author(s) -
Mayra Alejandra Martínez-Miranda,
Jorge Homero Wilches-Visbal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2462-8425
DOI - 10.17151/hpsal.2021.26.1.3
Subject(s) - mental health , pandemic , anxiety , context (archaeology) , depression (economics) , psychology , work (physics) , covid-19 , population , medicine , psychiatry , nursing , environmental health , geography , disease , mechanical engineering , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the fact that physicians and other health professionals are subjected to different states of emotional and physical fatigue associated with their work has been known (1). Recent studies have found a significant incidence of depression in this population compared to others, but this reality has been insufficiently addressed by state agencies (2). In the context of a pandemic, a greater emotional impact on health workers is predictable due to the stress of this unprecedented situation. Once this thesis is verified, the need to address the underlying risks that health personnel have regarding the development of various mental health problems associated with anxiety, depression or suicide is raised by means of efficient preventive measures that stipulate protocols aimed at improving the work environment (2).