Browsing by Author "Bedregal P."

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    Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workersEl impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la salud mental de los trabajadores de la salud en Chile: Datos iniciales de The Health Care Workers Study
    (2021) Alvarado R.; Soto G.; Ramirez J.; Lanio I.; Cortes M.; Aguirre A.; Bedregal P.; Allel K.; Tapia-Munoz T.; Alvarado R.; Soledad Burrone M.; Cuadra-Malinarich G.; Goycolea R.; Mascayano F.; Sapag J.; Traub C.; Schilling S.; Villarroel S.; Alarcon S.
    © 2021 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: Healthcare workers' mental health was affected by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Aim: To evaluate healthcare workers' mental health and its associated factors during the pandemic in Chile. Material and Methods: An online self-reported questionnaire was designed including the Goldberg Health Questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire, (PHQ-9), and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale among other questions. It was sent to 28,038 healthcare workers. Results: The questionnaire was answered by 1,934 participants, with a median age of 38 years (74% women). Seventy five percent were professionals, and 48% worked at a hospital. Fifty nine percent of respondents had a risk of having a mental health disorder, and 73% had depressive symptoms. Significant associations were found with sex, workplace, and some of the relevant experiences during the pandemic. Fifty one percent reported the need for mental health support, and 38% of them received it. Conclusions: There is a high percentage of health workers with symptoms of psychological distress, depression, and suicidal ideas. The gender approach is essential to understand the important differences found. Many health workers who required mental health care did not seek or received it.
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    State of complementary and alternative medicine education in psychiatry residency programsMedicina integrativa en la enseñanza de la Psiquiatria: actitudes y conocimientos respecto a la medicina complementaria y alternativa en docentes de programas de la especialidad
    (2022) Pacheco B.; Fritzsche M.; Bedregal P.
    © 2022 Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved.Background: The incorporation of integrative medicine as a holistic approach increased in medical education. However, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) formal teaching in psychiatry residency programs is limited. Aim: To assess the incorporation of CAM education in different Chilean psychiatry programs and to determine the knowledge and attitudes toward this issue. Material and Methods: An online survey was sent to 80 academic staff from five psychiatry programs. Forty-nine participants answered the survey (61%). Some of the questionnaire topics were the inclusion of CAM content in the program, types of CAM included, and motivation and strategies for the CAM content incorporation in their training curriculum. Results: Most respondents answered that there is no formal CAM content in their program's curriculum. The main topics to incorporate CAM in a psychiatry residency are sleep hygiene, stress management, and motivational interviewing. The lack of knowledge, time constraints, and the limited resources are major barriers to include CAM in their curriculums. Conclusions: Our results suggest that many academic staff of Chilean psychiatry training programs are aware of the importance of having CAM content in their curriculum. However, some barriers hinder their incorporation and implementation.