Distance psychological care protocol for health personnel working directly with patients affected by COVID-19

Authors

  • Ana Karina Gutiérrez Álvarez Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro; Manabí,
  • Aymara Yusimy Cruz Almaguer
  • Alicia Morales Sánchez de González
  • Gabriel Pérez Almoza
  • Lisandra María Cribeiro Sanz
  • Nerina Leticia Peña Hernández
  • Evelyn Hidalgo Pérez
  • Yennis Rodríguez Expósito
  • Yuliet Peña Castillo
  • Elizabeth Dignora Zaldívar Santos
  • Karel Báez Rodríguez
  • Diana Rosa Hidalgo Martinola

Keywords:

COVID-19, distance psychological care, protocol, psychological safety

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenge for health care systems around the world. The effects on mental health run parallel to the pandemic and appear in both healthy and sick people. It is estimated that those effects will be among the most serious sequels. Despite this, Interventions on health care personnel have lacked consistency and specificity, arousing little interest within the programs for confronting the disease internationally, where the population has been prioritized through actions characterized by spontaneity. This article shows a protocol for distance psychological care directed to health personnel, drawn up and implemented by psychologists from Holguin´s Neuropsychology Group at Lucía Iñiguez Hospital. The work system and instruments developed for proactive management of psychological safety of health personnel are presented, as well as the results achieved after its application so far. The protocol for distance psychological care constitutes a guide to manage psychological safety of health care personnel. Its implementation during 4 weeks at Lucía Iñiguez Hospital demonstrated its relevance in the current health situation.

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Published

2020-05-24

How to Cite

Gutiérrez Álvarez, A. K., Cruz Almaguer, A. Y., Sánchez de González, A. M., Pérez Almoza, G., Cribeiro Sanz, L. M., Peña Hernández, N. L., … Hidalgo Martinola, D. R. (2020). Distance psychological care protocol for health personnel working directly with patients affected by COVID-19. Anales De La Academia De Ciencias De Cuba, 10(2), e865. Retrieved from https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/865

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2020): mayo-agosto (especial COVID-19)

Section

Social and Humanistic Sciences

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