Gender and Mental Health in Female Healthcare Workers. Challenges Arising from the Experiences in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of female healthcare workers was adversely affected. Understanding this situation is necessary for anticipating actions in future similar emergencies. Therefore, we interviewed 14 female nurses and doctors from three regions of Peru, analyzing, from a...

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Autores principales: Goncalves de Freitas, Maribel, Garcés León, Andrea, Delgado, Rubí, Velázquez, Tesania
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2025
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gender
mental health
health personnel
COVID-19
género
salud mental
personal sanitario
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/44248
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Gender and Mental Health in Female Healthcare Workers. Challenges Arising from the Experiences in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru
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health personnel
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Garcés León, Andrea
Delgado, Rubí
Velázquez, Tesania
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Velázquez, Tesania
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title Gender and Mental Health in Female Healthcare Workers. Challenges Arising from the Experiences in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru
title_short Gender and Mental Health in Female Healthcare Workers. Challenges Arising from the Experiences in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru
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description During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of female healthcare workers was adversely affected. Understanding this situation is necessary for anticipating actions in future similar emergencies. Therefore, we interviewed 14 female nurses and doctors from three regions of Peru, analyzing, from a gender perspective, the impact on their mental health and the strategies to cope with it during the pandemic. These healthcare workers faced stressors (work environment and conditions, discrimination, domestic environment and motherhood) that had an impact on their mental health (stress and irritability, fear of infection, guilt regarding patient treatment, and unhealthy habits). In response, they had resources and opportunities, such as religious faith, family and work relationships, employment benefits, and personal time. Consequently, they developed self-care and mutual care strategies to prevent infection, seek safety, establish boundaries, engage in enjoyable activities, support and mourn with colleagues, and receive psychological support. The intertwining of personal and work-related concerns thus became evident. Also, women workers’ agencies were recognized in the use of resources, which strengthened work teams. Based on these experiences, the importance of a gender and intersectional perspective in the community framework is acknowledged for the development of public policies and institutional strategies, as well as for team relationships and the daily lives of healthcare workers.
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spelling I10-R348-article-442482025-07-15T18:17:28Z Gender and Mental Health in Female Healthcare Workers. Challenges Arising from the Experiences in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Peru Género y salud mental en trabajadoras de salud. Desafíos a partir de las vivencias en el contexto de pandemia por la COVID-19 en Perú Goncalves de Freitas, Maribel Garcés León, Andrea Delgado, Rubí Velázquez, Tesania gender mental health health personnel COVID-19 género salud mental personal sanitario COVID-19 During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of female healthcare workers was adversely affected. Understanding this situation is necessary for anticipating actions in future similar emergencies. Therefore, we interviewed 14 female nurses and doctors from three regions of Peru, analyzing, from a gender perspective, the impact on their mental health and the strategies to cope with it during the pandemic. These healthcare workers faced stressors (work environment and conditions, discrimination, domestic environment and motherhood) that had an impact on their mental health (stress and irritability, fear of infection, guilt regarding patient treatment, and unhealthy habits). In response, they had resources and opportunities, such as religious faith, family and work relationships, employment benefits, and personal time. Consequently, they developed self-care and mutual care strategies to prevent infection, seek safety, establish boundaries, engage in enjoyable activities, support and mourn with colleagues, and receive psychological support. The intertwining of personal and work-related concerns thus became evident. Also, women workers’ agencies were recognized in the use of resources, which strengthened work teams. Based on these experiences, the importance of a gender and intersectional perspective in the community framework is acknowledged for the development of public policies and institutional strategies, as well as for team relationships and the daily lives of healthcare workers. En la pandemia por COVID-19, la salud mental de las mujeres del personal sanitario se perjudicó, por lo que es necesario comprender esta situación a fin de prever acciones para futuras emergencias similares. Para ello, entrevistamos a 14 enfermeras y médicas de tres regiones del Perú, analizando desde un enfoque de género, en el marco de la salud colectiva y la psicología comunitaria, la afectación de su salud mental y las estrategias para enfrentarla en la pandemia. Las trabajadoras de salud afrontaron estresores (condiciones y ambiente laboral, discriminación, ámbito doméstico y maternidad) que impactaron en su salud mental (estrés e irritabilidad, miedo al contagio, culpa por el trato a usuarias/os y conductas no saludables). Ante esto, ellas tuvieron recursos y oportunidades, como la fe religiosa, relaciones familiares y laborales, beneficios laborales y tiempo para sí mismas. Así, generaron estrategias de autocuidado y cuidado mutuo, para prevenir contagios, buscar seguridad, establecer límites, realizar actividades placenteras, apoyar y acompañar el duelo entre compañeras/os, y recibir acompañamiento psicológico. Se evidencia el entrecruzamiento de preocupaciones personales y laborales; y se reconoce agencia al emplear recursos, que fortaleció los equipos de trabajo. A partir de estas vivencias se reconoce la importancia de las perspectivas de género e interseccional en el marco comunitario para el desarrollo de políticas públicas y estrategias institucionales, así como para las relaciones de equipos de trabajo y la vida cotidiana de las trabajadoras de salud. Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Cultura y Sociedad 2025-07-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf text/html https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/44248 10.55441/1668.7515.n35.44248 Astrolabio; No. 35 (2025): Julio - Diciembre: Temática libre; 281-311 Astrolabio; Núm. 35 (2025): Julio - Diciembre: Temática libre; 281-311 Astrolabio; n. 35 (2025): Julio - Diciembre: Temática libre; 281-311 1668-7515 10.55441/1668.7515.n35 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/44248/49699 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/astrolabio/article/view/44248/49720 Derechos de autor 2025 Maribel Goncalves de Freitas, Andrea Garcés León, Rubí Delgado, Tesania Velázquez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

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