Prevalencia de síntomas de ansiedad y depresión en personal no sanitario de un hospital de alto nivel de complejidad en Bogotá durante la pandemia de Covid-19

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted mental health, particularly among healthcare workers. However, limited research has explored the repercussions on non-healthcare personnel operating in high-risk envir0nments with0ut being directly part of the healthcare staff. Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence and identify risk fact0rs ass0ciated with anxiety and depressi0n symptoms among non-healthcare personnel who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional observational study was conducted. Mental health sympt0ms were assessed using the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 instruments, along with variables related to COVID-19 exposure. Multivariate regressi0ns were empl0oyed for data analysis. Results: Risk factors for clinically significant anxiety included a history of mental illness (OR= 6.68), working in the kitchen or in general services (OR 3.64). Similarly, working in the kitchen service was a risk factor for clinically significant depression (OR 6.20). Variables related to COVID-19 were not significant in either condition. Discussion and Conclusion: The findings indicate a heightened risk of anxiety and depressi0n symptoms am0ng non-healthcare workers in general hospitals, particularly in general and kitchen services. Despite these outcomes, further research is imperative to elucidate the underlying fact0rs contributing to these results.