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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the general population and health care workers

Publicated to:Revista Espanola De Quimioterapia. 36 (2): 125-143 - 2023-04-01 36(2), DOI: 10.37201/req/018.2023

Authors: Bouza, E; Arango, C; Moreno, C; Gracia, D; Palomo, E; Martín, M; Pérez, V; Lázaro, L; Ferre, F; Salazar, G; Tejerina-Picado, F; Navío, M

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Ctr Hermanas Hosp Navarra & Pais Vasco - Author
Fdn Ciencias Salud - Author
Hosp Gregorio Maranon Madrid, Inst Psiquiatria & Salud, Serv Psiquiatria Adultos - Author
Inst Invest Sanitaria Gregorio Maranon, Grp Invest Clin VIH SIDA - Author
Kings Coll Londres, South London & Maudsley NHS Fdn Trust, Inst Psiquiatria Psicol & Neurociencias - Author
Parc Salut Mar Barcelona, Inst Neuropsiquiatria & Addicc - Author
Serv Madrileno Salud, Oficina Salud Mental & Adicc, Madrid, Spain; Univ Valencia, Unidad Invest Psicosocial Conducta Org UNIPSICO - Author
UCM, Serv Psiquiatria Nino & Adolescente, Inst Psiquiatria & Salud Mental, Hosp Gen Univ Gregorio Maranon,CIBERSAM,Fac Med - Author
Univ Barcelona, Serv Psiquiatria & Psicol Infantil & Juvenil, Hosp Clin Barcelona, IDIBAPS,CIBERSAM,Psiquiatria - Author
Univ Complutense, Med - Author
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Abstract

The Health Sciences Foundation has assembled a multi-disciplinary group around a series of questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the general population and specific groups within that population, particularly healthcare workers. In the general population, the most prevalent mental disorders have been anxiety, sleep disorders and affective dis-orders, primarily depression. There has been a considerable increase in suicidal behavior, especially in young women and men over 70 years of age. There has been an increase in alcohol abuse and nicotine, cannabis and cocaine use. In contrast, the use of synthetic stimulants during periods of confinement has decreased. With regard to non-substance addictions, gambling was very limited, pornography consumption increased significantly and there was an increase in compulsive shopping and the use of video games. Particularly vulnerable groups include adolescents and patients with autism spectrum disorders. Healthcare workers suffered an increase in depression, anxiety and post-traumat-ic stress, especially those who were exposed during the early stages of the pandemic. Female sex, being a nurse, proximity to patients with COVID-19, working in a rural environment and having previous psychiatric or organic illnesses were some of the most frequently repeated factors in various studies in this population group. The media have shown a good degree of knowledge about these problems and have dealt with them frequently and from the point of view of ethics, crisis situations, such as the one experienced, have triggered not only physical but also moral claudications. © 2023, Sociedad Espanola de Quiminoterapia. All rights reserved.

Keywords
AdolescenceAdolescentAgeAgedAged, 80 and overAlcoholAlcohol abuseAnxietyAnxiety disorderAutismCannabisCannabis addictionCentral stimulant agentCocaineCocaine dependenceCommunity mental healthCompulsive buyingCoronavirus disease 2019Covid-19DepressionFemaleGamblingGood health and well-beingHealth care personnelHealth personnelHealthcareHospitalizationHumanHumansMaleMass mediumMedical historyMental diseaseMental healthMoralityNicotineNursePandemicPandemicsPopulation groupPopulation groupsPornographyPosttraumatic stress disorderPrevalenceProfessional burnoutProfessional-patient relationshipReviewSars-cov-2Sex differenceSleep disorderStressSuicidal behaviorSuicideTobacco dependenceUrban rural differenceVery elderlyVideo game

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Revista Espanola De Quimioterapia, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q3 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Pharmacology & Pharmacy, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 11.58, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 11
  • Scopus: 16
  • Europe PMC: 3
  • Open Alex: 13
  • OpenCitations: 8
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 158.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 159 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 6.8.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 12 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
Continuing with the social impact of the work, it is important to emphasize that, due to its content, it can be assigned to the area of interest of ODS 3 - Good Health And Well-being, with a probability of 88% according to the mBERT algorithm developed by Aurora University.
Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom.