Table 4

Main difficulties experienced according to police officers

Difficulties identifiedN(%)
Institution lack of resources
Lack of PCR testing at work92(95.8)
Lack of self-protection measures and material to prevent infection76(79.2)
Lack of specialized psychological support71(74.0)
Lack of enough crew/human resources43(44.8)
Deficient management by the organization
Incongruence between rules, material and resources provided by the agency86(89.6)
Lack of clear orders for incident management80(83.3)
Unclear information about sanitary measures in the police station79(82.3)
Lack of planning, strategies or action protocols76(79.2)
Lack of coordination with other security institutions64(66.7)
Health concerns
Being infected him/herself91(94.8)
Infecting someone in the unit of cohabitation91(94.8)
Infecting a citizen during work87(90.6)
Impact on work conditions
Working with colleagues who do not respect sanitary or work rules80(83.3)
Lack of personal resources to face the situation72(75.0)
Changes in work schedules64(66.7)
Being unable to give clear orders to my team63(65.6)
Personal consequences derived from the state of alarm
Prohibition of doing sport outside82(85.4)
Difficulties in the work–life balance72(75.0)
Impossibility of isolating myself62(64.6)
Having to reveal a previous pathology42(43.8)
Others20(20.8)

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