Background: As the COVID-19 epidemic continues to spread across the globe, healthcare workers (HCW) who care for patients are being affected mentally. Fear of catching the disease and spreading it to their family members, particularly their elderly parents and those with underlying medical concerns, leaves them vulnerable to stress and worry. The purpose of this study is to determine the psychological impact on HCWs as well as the psychosocial help they got.
From December 2019 to June 2021, we searched PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase for 376 studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HCW mental health. 325 studies were ruled out based on our inclusion criteria. The eligibility of 51 full-text articles was determined. There were 19,232 HCW reported in 9 articles that fit our criterion and eligibility requirements, with 75.2 percent of the research participants being women.
High levels of stress, hypervigilance, weariness, sleep issues, PTSD symptoms, poor concentration, sadness, anxiety, burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, suicide and self-harm ideations, and somatic symptoms were reported by study participants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Counseling and psychotherapy-based sessions on stress adaption, onsite mindfulness-based crisis intervention, an online version of the emotional freedom technique, and an effort-reward system are among the psychological services supplied to HCW.
Conclusion: Our review indicated that a variety of interventions were successful in reducing psychological stress among HCWs. These interventions should be considered as part of the help offered to HCWs who are experiencing psychosocial difficulties.Author(S) Details
Consolata Uzzi
Columbus Specialty Hospital, 495 N 13th Street Newark, NJ, 07107, USA.
Bolaji Yoade
Interfaith Medical Center, 1545 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY 11213, USA.
Victoria Iyanu Olateju
Medstar Harbor Hospital, 3001 S. Hanover St, Baltimore, Maryland 21225, USA.
Mary Olowere
Oak Hospital, 191 Lagos Ikorodu Express Road, Agric-ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria.
Gibson Anugwom
Houston Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, 2801 Gessner Rd, Houston, Tx 7780, USA.
Mathew Owolabi
Children’s National Hospital, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 21225, USA.
Alexsandra Urhi
Department of Mental Health, Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
Hafiz Olatunde
Jydes Family Clinic, 3550 Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Georgia.
Fasina Feyikemi
University of Lagos, College of Medicine, Lagos, Nigeria.
Oluwafemi Akinbode
American Family Care, 464 Eagle Rock Ave West Orange, NJ 07052, USA.
Dolly Ogwu
Saint James Medical Center, 5987 Mableton Pkwy SW, Mableton, GA 30126, Georgia.
Funso Oladunjoye
Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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