The role of emotion regulation strategies on healthcare workers’ mental health during the COVID-19

  1. Luz Sofía Vilte 1
  2. Raquel Rodríguez-Carvajal 1
  3. Gonzalo Hervás 1
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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Revista:
Ansiedad y estrés

ISSN: 1134-7937

Año de publicación: 2022

Volumen: 28

Número: 3

Páginas: 186-193

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Ansiedad y estrés

Resumen

Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, la salud mental de los trabajadores de la salud empeoró debido a los graves factores de riesgo con los que se enfrentaban a diario. Aunque varios estudios abordaron el impacto de esta pandemia en su salud mental, solo unos pocos se centraron en el papel de la regulación emocional. Por tanto, el objetivo de este estudio fue explorar el papel de las estrategias de regulación emocional y el proceso de recuperación en la salud mental del personal sanitario durante la primera ola de la pandemia de COVID-19. Se realizó un estudio transversal a través de un cuestionario web con 100 profesionales de la salud que trabajaban en España durante la primera ola de COVID-19 (abril-mayo de 2020). La encuesta evaluó datos demográficos, síntomas depresivos y de TEPT, agotamiento emocional, y varias estrategias de regulación emocional y variables de recuperación como factores predictivos. Los análisis de regresión mostraron que la rumiación y la autocrítica fueron los principales predictores positivos de sintomatología y afecto negativo. La relajación resultó ser un predictor negativo de depresión y agotamiento emocional. Sin embargo, un mayor uso de la distracción también pareció contribuir a niveles más altos de agotamiento emocional. Finalmente, la aceptación, el desapego psicológico y la autocompasión fueron predictores significativos y positivos del afecto positivo. Estos resultados pueden ayudar a diseñar intervenciones para prevenir problemas psicológicos entre los trabajadores de la salud y mejorar la salud mental especialmente en contextos críticos.

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