Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Western frontline healthcare professionals. A systematic review

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The aim of this study was to assess the psychological impact among healthcare workers who stand in the frontline of the SARS-CoV-2 crisis and to compare it with the rest of healthcare professionals, by means of a systematic review of Western publications. The systematic review was carried out in PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science databases and 12 descriptive studies were reviewed. The European and American quantitative studies reported moderate and high levels of stress, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbance and burnout, with diverse coping strategies and more frequent and intense symptoms among women and nurses, without conclusive results by age. In the first line of assistance the psychological impact was greater than in the rest of the health professionals and in the Asian area. It is necessary to go deeper into the emotional experiences and professional needs for emotional support in order to design effective interventions for protection and help.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:156

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica (English ed.) - 156(2021), 9 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 449-458

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Danet Danet, Alina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus
Emergency medical services
Emotions
Health personnel
Intensive care units
Journal Article
Mental health
Review
Stress psychological
Systematic review

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medcle.2020.11.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323150292