Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health
Background: Residents endure psychosocial and work-related situations associated with an increased risk of developing mental health problems. Mental health is often affected during epidemics. Knowledge about the mental health state of residents before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Permanyer
2025-07-01
|
| Series: | Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.bmhim.com/frame_eng.php?id=499 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849426850472787968 |
|---|---|
| author | Gina Chapa-Koloffon Ma. Guadalupe Jean-Tron Aidee V. Ávila-Hernández Horacio Márquez-González Ma. Anayali Estudillo-Guerra Ana C. Hill-de Titto Sarbelio Moreno-Espinosa Juan Garduño-Espinosa |
| author_facet | Gina Chapa-Koloffon Ma. Guadalupe Jean-Tron Aidee V. Ávila-Hernández Horacio Márquez-González Ma. Anayali Estudillo-Guerra Ana C. Hill-de Titto Sarbelio Moreno-Espinosa Juan Garduño-Espinosa |
| author_sort | Gina Chapa-Koloffon |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background: Residents endure psychosocial and work-related situations associated with an increased risk of developing mental health problems. Mental health is often affected during epidemics. Knowledge about the mental health state of residents before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is scarce. Method: In this cohort study, demographic features, psychosocial characteristics, and mental health disorders were examined before and after one year of training. The second evaluation assessed burnout syndrome (BS) and individual experiences with the pandemic. Non-parametric tests and logistic regression were used to evaluate differences after 1 year and to analyze the relationship between mental health outcomes and the independent variables. Models were adjusted on a priori supposition of confounding variables. Results: A total of 49 pediatric residents were included; none were lost to follow-up. Overall, mental health disorders prevalence increased by 30.6%. The prevalence of depressive episodes and generalized anxiety disorder also increased significantly. The prevalence of BS was 57.1%. The main risk factor for developing a mental health disorder was having a family history of mental health disorders. Conclusions: The increase in the prevalence of mental health disorders after 1 year during the COVID-19 pandemic was more significant than the one observed in pre-pandemic studies. Further research is needed to find strategies to protect mental health among residents, especially during health crises.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-72bd637375df4c699d70bdfe7a16741d |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 0539-6115 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-07-01 |
| publisher | Permanyer |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México |
| spelling | doaj-art-72bd637375df4c699d70bdfe7a16741d2025-08-20T03:29:14ZengPermanyerBoletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México0539-61152025-07-0182310.24875/BMHIM.24000120Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental healthGina Chapa-Koloffon0Ma. Guadalupe Jean-Tron1Aidee V. Ávila-Hernández2Horacio Márquez-González3Ma. Anayali Estudillo-Guerra4Ana C. Hill-de Titto5Sarbelio Moreno-Espinosa6Juan Garduño-Espinosa7Department of Clinical Research, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Clinical Research, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Clinical Research, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Clinical Research, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MexicoSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA, United StatesDepartment of Education, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MéxicoDepartment of Education, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MéxicoDepartment of Research, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Mexico City, MexicoBackground: Residents endure psychosocial and work-related situations associated with an increased risk of developing mental health problems. Mental health is often affected during epidemics. Knowledge about the mental health state of residents before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is scarce. Method: In this cohort study, demographic features, psychosocial characteristics, and mental health disorders were examined before and after one year of training. The second evaluation assessed burnout syndrome (BS) and individual experiences with the pandemic. Non-parametric tests and logistic regression were used to evaluate differences after 1 year and to analyze the relationship between mental health outcomes and the independent variables. Models were adjusted on a priori supposition of confounding variables. Results: A total of 49 pediatric residents were included; none were lost to follow-up. Overall, mental health disorders prevalence increased by 30.6%. The prevalence of depressive episodes and generalized anxiety disorder also increased significantly. The prevalence of BS was 57.1%. The main risk factor for developing a mental health disorder was having a family history of mental health disorders. Conclusions: The increase in the prevalence of mental health disorders after 1 year during the COVID-19 pandemic was more significant than the one observed in pre-pandemic studies. Further research is needed to find strategies to protect mental health among residents, especially during health crises. https://www.bmhim.com/frame_eng.php?id=499Anxiety. Burnout syndrome. COVID-19. Depression. Mental health. Medical residencies. |
| spellingShingle | Gina Chapa-Koloffon Ma. Guadalupe Jean-Tron Aidee V. Ávila-Hernández Horacio Márquez-González Ma. Anayali Estudillo-Guerra Ana C. Hill-de Titto Sarbelio Moreno-Espinosa Juan Garduño-Espinosa Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health Boletín Médico del Hospital Infantil de México Anxiety. Burnout syndrome. COVID-19. Depression. Mental health. Medical residencies. |
| title | Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health |
| title_full | Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health |
| title_fullStr | Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health |
| title_short | Facing the COVID-19 pandemic as a resident: a before-and-after study of mental health |
| title_sort | facing the covid 19 pandemic as a resident a before and after study of mental health |
| topic | Anxiety. Burnout syndrome. COVID-19. Depression. Mental health. Medical residencies. |
| url | https://www.bmhim.com/frame_eng.php?id=499 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT ginachapakoloffon facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT maguadalupejeantron facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT aideevavilahernandez facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT horaciomarquezgonzalez facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT maanayaliestudilloguerra facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT anachilldetitto facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT sarbeliomorenoespinosa facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth AT juangardunoespinosa facingthecovid19pandemicasaresidentabeforeandafterstudyofmentalhealth |