RT Journal Article
T1 Evaluation of the Level of Psychological Distress in Construction Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Spain
A1 Gómez Salgado, Carlos
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Ortega Moreno, Mónica
A1 Martín Pereira, Jorge
A1 Prieto Callejero, Blanca
A1 García Iglesias, Juan Jesús
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB The COVID-19 pandemic posed a major challenge for construction companies, whichwere confronted with the need to prevent the enormous negative socio-psychological impact of thepandemic on their employees. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of psychological distressamong construction workers in an advanced phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Andalusia,southern Spain. For this, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using online questionnaireswith data on sociodemographic variables and employment situation, COVID-19 pandemicrelateddata, and Goldberg’s General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). A total of 860 questionnairesfrom all provinces of Andalusia, Spain, were collected between March and May 2022. Descriptivestatistical analyses and non-parametric Mann–Whitney U and Chi-squared tests were performed,followed by logistic regression analysis. The incidence of psychological distress was higher amongwomen, individuals under 43 years of age, those with a family income below EUR 1200, participantswhose working conditions had been affected by the pandemic, those who had not received adequatemeans or specific training to protect themselves from infection, those who had experienced symptoms,those who had suffered side effects after vaccination, and those who had been hospitalised.The logistic regression analysis predicted the occurrence of psychological distress in this study bythe effect of the pandemic on mental/emotional well-being, the working conditions affected duringthe pandemic, health-related variables, and the age of the worker. The correctly classified percentagewas 75.1%. Assessing psychological distress in construction sectors may allow for the identificationof vulnerable groups or even help to reduce the number of errors in daily practice and potentialrisks of occupational injury or illness.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-06
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24004
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24004
LA eng
NO Gómez-Salgado, C., Camacho-Vega, J. C., Allande-Cussó, R., Ruiz-Frutos, C., Ortega-Moreno, M., Martín-Pereira, J., Macías-Toronjo, I., Prieto-Callejero, B., García-Iglesias, J. J., Fagundo-Rivera, J., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2024). Evaluation of the Level of Psychological Distress in Construction Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Spain. In Healthcare (Vol. 12, Issue 12, p. 1224). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12121224
NO This research is part of the project "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emotionaland occupational health of construction workers: Evaluation and intervention proposals" which wasfunded by the Andalusian Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Hazards (IAPRL), part of theMinistry of Employment, Training and Self-Employment of Andalusia (CTC-2022142721).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026