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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of workers in medical devices. International multicenter study: the COVID-19 HEROES study

  • Funded by National Institute of Health Carlos III [El Instituto de Salud Carlos III] (ISCIII)
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Grant number: COV20_00988

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    National Institute of Health Carlos III [El Instituto de Salud Carlos III] (ISCIII)

  • Principal Investigator

    MARÍA FE BRAVO ORTIZ

  • Research Location

    Spain

  • Lead Research Institution

    FUNDACIÓN PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DEL HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Adults (18 and older)

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Health Personnel

Abstract

Although outbreaks of previous infectious diseases such as SARS have generated mental health problems in affected communities, the health emergency caused by SARS-CoV-2 is reaching an unprecedented impact, bringing health systems like Spain closer to collapse. Data from China highlights the importance and urgency of examining the psychosocial impact of COVID-19. This urgency is even greater in the case of people with a higher level of risk, among whom are workers of medical devices. Given the magnitude of this public health problem and the exposure to the pandemic and its derivatives suffered by health care device workers, this prospective, multicenter, 12-month follow-up cohort study identifies stressors and protective factors, in order to to inform health policies immediately.