• Juan Erquicia, Laura Valls, Andrés Barja, Sergi Gil, Joan Miquel, Joan Leal-Blanquet, Carlos Schmidt, Josep Checa, and Daniel Vega.
• Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital de Igualada, Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia & Fundació Sanitària d'Igualada, Barcelona, España.
• Med Clin (Barc). 2020 Nov 27; 155 (10): 434-440.

Background And ObjectivesThe Covid-19 pandemic has put healthcare professionals around the world in an unprecedented challenge. This may cause some emotional difficulties and mental health problems. The aim of the present study was to analyze the emotional status among the health care workers form the Hospital of Igualada (Barcelona), while they were facing with Covid-19 in one of the most affected regions in all of Europe.Patients And MethodsA total of 395 participants were included in the study. A cross-sectional assessment was carried out between the months of March and April. Information about anxiety, depression, and stress was gathered. We also collected demographic data and concerning potentially stressful factors.ResultsA significant proportion of professionals reported symptoms of anxiety (31.4%) and depression (12.2%) from moderate to severe intensity. Symptoms of acute stress were reported by 14.5% of participants. We performed a regression analysis, which explained the 30% of the variance associated with the degree of emotional distress (Ry=0.30). The final model reveals that females (or young males), who are working in the frontline as nursing assistants, caretakers or radiology technicians, with the uncertainty of a possible infection, the perception of inadequate protection measures and having experienced the death of a close person by Covid-19, showed a heightened risk of experiencing psychological distress.ConclusionsCoping with the Covid-19 pandemic caused a significant impact on emotional status of healthcare workers involved in this study.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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