Table 1 Topic guide
From: Impact of COVID-19 on mental health of health care workers in Spain: a mix-methods study
1. MENTAL HEALTH: HOW DO YOU FEEL? |
 - Feelings, emotions (anxiety, nervousness, fears) |
 - At a general level: concerns, what worries you the most? Sense of perceived vulnerability |
 - Perception of risk at work: fear of getting sick |
 - Fear that someone close to them will get sick, fear that they will die (has someone close to them died?) |
 - If you are infected: fear of infecting others. Afraid to die |
 - Sleep problems, eating problems |
2. WHAT FACTORS DO YOU THINK MAY BE INFLUENCING HOW YOU FEEL? |
 2.1 Job factors: |
  - training on COVID-19 issues |
  - own role at work |
  - work in high-risk environments |
  -social isolation, confinement, quarantine |
  - stress at work: changes in the way of working: procedures, excessive workload, lack of resources (saturation, collapse, increased mortality) |
  - perception of security, threat and risk |
  - Absenteeism: Have you missed your job voluntarily? |
 2.2 Social factors |
  - organizational support |
  - support from friends and family |
  - stigma, social isolation and avoidance: Have other people avoided you because of your work? |
  - impact on life: how has your life changed since the start of the health crisis? |
3. ALTRUISTIC RISK ACCEPTANCE: HAVE YOU ACCEPTED THE RISKS OF COVID-19 BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO HELP? |
4. WHAT MESSAGES AND BEHAVIORS DO YOU THINK FROM YOUR LEADERS COULD HELP? |
5. WHAT OTHER TANGIBLE SOURCES OF SUPPORT DO YOU THINK ARE MOST USEFUL? |
6. VISION OF THE FUTURE |
 - Desires to take time off from work or even change jobs |
 - Risk / benefit assessment of your work |
 - Belief of obtaining something positive when the situation ends |