Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Nurses and Auxiliary Nursing Care Technicians—A Voluntary Online Survey Sánchez Sánchez, Eduardo Muñoz Alférez, María José COVID-19 Health workers Nurses Anxiety Depressions HADS ANCTs Pandemics impose an immense psychological burden on healthcare workers due to a combination of workplace stressors and personal fears. Nurses and auxiliary nursing care technicians (ANCTs) are on the front line of this pandemic and form the largest group in healthcare practice. The aim of this study is to determine the symptoms of depression and/or anxiety among nurses and ANCTs during the periods known as the first wave (March–June) and second wave (September– November) of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain. An observational cross-sectional study was carried out using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire among nurses and ANCTs practising in Spain. During the first period, 68.3% and 49.6% of the subjects presented anxiety and depression, respectively, decreasing in the second period (49.5% for anxiety and 35.1% for depression). There were statistically significant differences between the different categories and periods (p < 0.001). The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively influenced mental health in nurses and ANCTs. Mental health should be monitored and coping strategies promoted to improve the health, productivity and efficiency of these professionals. 2021-09-29T07:46:57Z 2021-09-29T07:46:57Z 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Sánchez-Sánchez, E.; García-Álvarez, J.Á.; García-Marín, E.; Gutierrez-Serrano, M.; Alférez, M.J.M.; Ramirez-Vargas, G. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Nurses and Auxiliary Nursing Care Technicians— A Voluntary Online Survey. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 8310. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph18168310 http://hdl.handle.net/10481/70513 10.3390/ijerph18168310 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Atribución 3.0 España MDPI