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30-07-2021 | Coronavirus | Brief Report

Comparison of Fear of COVID-19 in Medical and Nonmedical Personnel in a Public Hospital in Mexico: a Brief Report

Authors: Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho, Benjamín García-Reyna, Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona, Enrique Cervantes-Pérez, Efraín Chavarria-Avila, Kevin Josue Pintor-Belmontes, Bertha Georgina Guzmán-Ramírez, Aldo Bernal-Hernández, Juan Carlos Ibarrola-Peña, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Alejandro González-Ojeda, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

The world is social distancing, and compulsory confinement has caused stress, psychological instability, stigmatization, fear, and discrimination in the general population. In this cross-sectional survey study, we administered the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to hospital medical and nonmedical personnel. A total of 1216 participants were surveyed from May 25 to May 29 of 2020. We asked all the staff for their participation in the study, and physical copies of the survey were distributed to the staff willing to participate. All surveys were answered anonymously. We found that the global FCV-19S mean score was 16.4 ± 6.1, with a significant difference between women and men’s scores. Medical students presented higher scores than experienced medical personnel. Additionally, the medical and nursing personnel presented a higher level of fear than hospital staff who did not work directly with COVID-19 patients. Our findings suggest that greater knowledge of medicine or infectious diseases could decrease the overall psychological impact of the pandemic disease.

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Title: Comparison of Fear of COVID-19 in Medical and Nonmedical Personnel in a Public Hospital in Mexico: a Brief Report
Authors: Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho
Benjamín García-Reyna
Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona
Enrique Cervantes-Pérez
Efraín Chavarria-Avila
Kevin Josue Pintor-Belmontes
Bertha Georgina Guzmán-Ramírez
Aldo Bernal-Hernández
Juan Carlos Ibarrola-Peña
Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco
Alejandro González-Ojeda
Gabino Cervantes-Guevara
Publication date: 30-07-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Coronavirus
COVID-19
Anxiety
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00600-4

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