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Anxiety, Distress, and Turnover Intention of Healthcare Workers in Peru by Their Distance to the Epicenter during the COVID-19 Crisis

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Yáñez, Jaime A., Afshar Jahanshahi, Asghar, Alvarez-Risco, Aldo, Li, Jizhen, Zhang, Stephen X.·2020·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the anxiety, distress, and turnover intention (likelihood to leave their current job) of healthcare workers in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results reported that 21.7% healthcare workers in Peru experienced severe anxiety, whereas 26.1% of them experienced severe mental distress. A higher level of education related with a lower level of anxiety. Younger workers had a higher level of turnover intention than their older colleagues did. Healthcare workers in the private sector had a higher turnover intention than those in the public sector. Most importantly, people who were geographically far from Lima, the epicenter in Peru, during the outbreak experienced less anxiety and mental distress, corroborating the ripple effect and disconfirming the typhoon eye theory. However, the direction of these relationships can change depending on the type of institutions (public versus private) and the type of employees' contract (full time versus part time). Our research helps provide insights for clinical professionals in identifying the vulnerable groups to mental disorders in Peru. This is the first study to assess anxiety, mental distress, and turnover intention in healthcare workers in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  1. Y áñez JA, Alvarez-Risco A, Delgado-Zegarra J, 2020. Rapid Re- sponse: Clearing the Path for COVID-19 in Peru? The Decision of Supervised Walks for Children and Adolescents. Available at: https:// www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1918/rr-9. Accessed June 3, 2020.
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Authors
Yáñez, J. A., Afshar Jahanshahi, A., Alvarez-Risco, A., Li, J., & Zhang, S. X.
Affiliations
  • Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (PE)
  • CENTRUM Católica Graduate Business School (CCGBS), Pontificia Universidad Católica Del Peru (PUCP), Lima, Peru;
  • Carrera de Negocios Internacionales, Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales y Economicas, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru;
  • Tsinghua University (CN)
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
Corresponding author
  • Yáñez, Jaime A.
  • Li, Jizhen
Venue
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Published
2020-10-07
Volume
103
Issue
4
Pages
1614-1620
ISSN
  • 0002-9637 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-1645
OpenAlex
W3058783962
Cited by
200
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 80 · 2021: 53 · 2020: 5
FWCI
17.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Tsinghua University (TISD201904, COVID-19)
  • Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers, anxiety, psychological distress, turnover intention, Lima, public-private comparison, part-time work, Peru
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, Psychological Distress, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Anxiety, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Female, Geography, Health Personnel, Humans, Male, Mental Health, Middle Aged, Personnel Turnover, Peru, Pneumonia, Viral, Severity of Illness Index, Coronavirus Infections, Intention, Pandemics

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