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Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care workers: a cross-sectional study Aragonès, Enric Del Cura, Maria Isabel Hernández-Rivas, Lucía Polentinos-Castro, Elena Fernandez-San-Martin, Maria Isabel López-Rodríguez, Juan A. Molina-Aragonés, Josep M. Amigo, Franco Alayo, Itxaso Mortier, Philippe Ferrer Forés, Maria Montserrat Pérez Solà, Víctor Vilagut Saiz, Gemma, 1975- Alonso Caballero, Jordi MINDCOVID-19 research group COVID-19 pandemic Cross-sectional study Health personnel Mental health Primary health care Psychological resilience Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the mental health of healthcare workers, yet studies in primary care workers are scarce. Aim: To investigate the prevalence of and associated factors for psychological distress in primary care workers during the first COVID-19 outbreak. Design and setting: This was a multicentre, cross-sectional, web-based survey conducted in primary healthcare workers in Spain, between May and September 2020. Method: Healthcare workers were invited to complete a survey to evaluate sociodemographic and work-related characteristics, COVID-19 infection status, exposure to patients with COVID-19, and resilience (using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), in addition to being screened for common mental disorders (depression, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, and substance use disorder). Positive screening for any of these disorders was analysed globally using the term 'any current mental disorder'. Results: A total of 2928 primary care professionals participated in the survey. Of them, 43.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 41.9 to 45.4) tested positive for a current mental disorder. Female sex (odds ratio [OR] 1.61, 95% CI = 1.25 to 2.06), having previous mental disorders (OR 2.58, 95% CI = 2.15 to 3.10), greater occupational exposure to patients with COVID-19 (OR 2.63, 95% CI = 1.98 to 3.51), having children or dependents (OR 1.35, 95% CI = 1.04 to 1.76 and OR 1.59, 95% CI = 1.20 to 2.11, respectively), or having an administrative job (OR 2.24, 95% CI = 1.66 to 3.03) were associated with a higher risk of any current mental disorder. Personal resilience was shown to be a protective factor. Conclusion: Almost half of primary care workers showed significant psychological distress. Strategies to support the mental health of primary care workers are necessary, including designing psychological support and resilience-building interventions based on risk factors identified. 2022-09-06T07:18:29Z 2022-09-06T07:18:29Z 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Br J Gen Pract. 2022 Jun 30;72(720):e501-e510 © The Authors. This article is Open Access: CC BY 4.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Royal College of General Practitioners