“Healthcare Kamikazes” during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Purpose in Life and Moral Courage as Mediators of Psychopathology

• Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 18; no. 14; p. 7235
• Main Authors: Echeverria, Iván, Peraire, Marc, Haro, Gonzalo, Mora, Rafael, Camacho, Isabel, Almodóvar, Isabel, Mañes, Vicente, Zaera, Ignacio, Benito, Ana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 06.07.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Anxiety; Anxiety disorders; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Exposure; Health care; Medical personnel; Mental depression; Occupational exposure; Pandemics; Protective equipment; Psychopathology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Spain

Although the required personal protective equipment was not available during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spanish healthcare workers continued to work, being dubbed as ‘healthcare kamikazes’. Two possible reasons are moral courage and purpose in life that, in turn, would modulate the app...