PHSU seeks volunteers to study mental health of workers in health centers

Participation is free and voluntary

“This project, led by Columbia University in the USA and the University of Chile, is an international effort of over 25 countries around the world. These health workers are part of a particularly important group who face constant risk due to the type of tasks they perform. But in addition to this, they now find themselves with multiple changes in their tasks, more hours of work and on many occasions with poor institutional support. All of this can have an impact on the emotional health of this population. So our interest is to understand what your emotional health is in the short, medium and long term. ” said Dr. Eliut Rivera-Segarra, principal investigator in Puerto Rico.

“Obviously, the case of Puerto Rico is a very particular one where other stressors such as past hurricanes and earthquakes must be taken into consideration, but above all the country’s socio-political crisis that continues to affect how we respond to these emergencies,” said the also a clinical psychologist and assistant professor at Ponce Health Sciences University.

To participate in this study you must be over 21 years old and work in a health center. In the link https: //heroescovid19study.org/survey/ there is detailed information on the study and the questionnaire to be completed.

Dr. Rivera Segarra explained that those who decide to participate will only have to answer the online questionnaire and then complete it again after 3, 6 and 12 months.