COVID-19 pandemic and health worker stress: the mediating effect of emotional regulation,

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dc.contributor.authorVahid Nouri Kandany
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-13T19:24:24Z
dc.date.available2026-01-13T19:24:24Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractBackground/Introduction Psychological and physical well-being of health personnel has been significantly affected by COVID-19. Work overload and continuous exposure to positive COVID-19 cases have caused them fatigue, stress, anxiety, insomnia and other detriments. This research aims: 1) to analyze whether the use of cognitive reevaluation and emotional suppression strategies decreases and increases, respectively, stress levels of health personnel; 2) to quantify the impact of contact with patients with COVID-19 on stress’s level of medical staff. Method Emotion regulation strategies and stress level were evaluated in 155 Dominican physicians by means of psychological tests with adequate levels of reliability. In addition, a questionnaire created by the researchers quantified the impact that contact with those infected had on their stress levels. Results Contact with patients with COVID-19 predicts increased use of emotion suppression strategies, although is not associated with the use of cognitive reevaluation. These findings lead to an even greater increase in stress on health care providers. Conclusions Contextual contingencies demand immediate responses and may not allow health personnel to use cognitive re-evaluation strategies, leaning more towards emotion suppression. However, findings regarding high levels of stress require the implementation of intervention programs focused on the promotion of more functional emotion regulation strategies. Such programs may reduce current stress and prevent post-traumatic symptoms.
dc.identifier.citationNouri Kandany, V. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic and health worker stress: The mediating effect of emotional regulation.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriovip.uasd.edu.do/handle/123456789/1513
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleCOVID-19 pandemic and health worker stress: the mediating effect of emotional regulation,
dc.typeArticle
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