RT Journal Article T1 Work–Family Interaction, Self-Perceived Mental Health and Burnout in Specialized Physicians of Huelva (Spain): A Study Conducted during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic A1 Gago Valiente, Francisco Javier A1 Moreno Sánchez, Emilia A1 Santiago Sánchez, Alba A1 Gómez Asencio, David A1 Merino Godoy, María Ángeles A1 Castillo Viera, Estefanía A1 Costa, Emília Isabel A1 Segura Camacho, Adrián A1 Sáenz de la Torre, Luis Carlos A1 Mendoza Sierra, María Isabel AB The medical staff who work in specialized healthcare are among the professionals with a greater risk of presenting negative indicators of mental health. These professionalsare exposed to numerous sources of stress that can have a negative influence on their personal life.Currently, SARS-CoV-2 poses an additional and relevant source of stress. The aim of this studywas to identify the interactions between the work and family environments, as well as to analyzeself-perceived mental health and burnout in physicians who, during the COVID-19 pandemic, carriedout their jobs in public health in Huelva (Spain), also considering a series of sociodemographicvariables. Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Information from 128 participants wascollected using the SWING, MBI-HSS and GHQ-12 questionnaires, along with sociodemographic dataand possible situations of contact with SARS-CoV-2. The data were analyzed, and correlations wereestablished. Results: Most of the sample obtained a positive interaction result of work over family.Those who had been in contact with SARS-CoV-2 represented higher percentages of a positive resultin GHQ-12, negative work–family interaction, burnout, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization.In general, the men showed a worse mental health state than women. Conclusions: The medicalstaff of Huelva who had been in contact with situations of SARS-CoV-2 in their work environmentpresented worse indicators of mental health and greater negative interaction of work over familythan those who had not been in contact with these situations PB MDPI SN 1660-4601 (electrónico) YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20794 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20794 LA eng NO Gago-Valiente F-J, Moreno-Sánchez E, Santiago-Sánchez A, Gómez-Asencio D, Merino-Godoy M-d-l-Á, Castillo-Viera E, Costa EI, Segura-Camacho A, Saenz-de-la-Torre L-C, Mendoza-Sierra M-I. Work–Family Interaction, Self-Perceived Mental Health and Burnout in Specialized Physicians of Huelva (Spain): A Study Conducted during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(6):3717. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063717 DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 30 may 2026