Experiences of frontline healthcare workers and their views about support during COVID-19 and previous pandemics: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis

BMC Health Services Research, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 21(1)

Published: Sept. 6, 2021

Healthcare workers across the world have risen to demands of treating COVID-19 patients, potentially at significant cost their own health and wellbeing. There has been increasing recognition potential mental impact on frontline calls provide psychosocial support for them. However, little attention so far paid understanding working a pandemic from healthcare workers' perspectives or what views are about support.

Language: Английский

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The global prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and, insomnia and its changes among health professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 7(7), P. e07393 - e07393

Published: June 26, 2021

BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals who are at frontline of this crisis have been facing extreme psychological disorders. This research aims to provide an overall scenario prevalence depression, anxiety, stress, as well insomnia and inspect changes in these over time by analyzing existing evidence during pandemic.MethodsA systematic search was performed on March 30, 2021, PubMed, MEDLINE, Google Scholar databases, Web Science. To assess heterogeneity, Q-test, I2 statistics, Meta regression for publication bias, Eggers's test funnel plot were used. The random-effect model subgroup analysis due significant heterogeneity.ResultsAmong eighty-three eligible studies final synthesis, 69 (n = 144649) assessed depression 37.12% (95% CI: 31.80–42.43), 75 147435) reported anxiety 41.42% 36.17–46.54), 41 82783) stress 44.86% 36.98–52.74), 21 33370) enunciated 43.76% 35.83–51.68). severity mental problems among increased January 2020 September 2020.LimitationsA level heterogeneity found measurement tools across studies.ConclusionsTherefore, it is emergency develop interventions that can protect vulnerable groups like professionals.

Language: Английский

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Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 4378 UK healthcare workers and ancillary staff: initial baseline data from a cohort study collected during the first wave of the pandemic

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 78(11), P. 801 - 808

Published: June 28, 2021

Objectives This study reports preliminary findings on the prevalence of, and factors associated with, mental health well-being outcomes of healthcare workers during early months (April–June) COVID-19 pandemic in UK. Methods Preliminary cross-sectional data were analysed from a cohort (n=4378). Clinical non-clinical staff three London-based NHS Trusts, including acute took part an online baseline survey. The primary outcome measure used is presence probable common disorders (CMDs), measured by General Health Questionnaire. Secondary are anxiety (seven-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder), depression (nine-item Patient Questionnaire), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (six-item Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder checklist), suicidal ideation (Clinical Interview Schedule) alcohol use (Alcohol Use Identification Test). Moral injury using Moray Injury Event Scale. Results Analyses showed substantial levels CMDs (58.9%, 95% CI 58.1 to 60.8) PTSD (30.2%, 28.1 32.5) with lower (27.3%, 25.3 29.4), (23.2%, 21.3 25.3) misuse (10.5%, 9.2 11.9). Women, younger nurses tended have poorer than other staff, except for misuse. Higher reported exposure moral (distress resulting violation one’s code) was strongly increased CMDs, anxiety, depression, symptoms Conclusions Our suggest that support should consider those demographics occupations at highest risk. Rigorous longitudinal needed order respond potential long-term impacts pandemic.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Disorders. A Critical Review

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(19), P. 10041 - 10041

Published: Sept. 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the lives of worldwide population. Citizens suffer social, economic, physiological, and psychological effects this pandemic. Primary sources, scientific articles, secondary bibliographic indexes, databases, web pages were used for a consensus critical review. method was narrative review available literature to summarize existing addressing mental health concerns stressors related main search engines in present research PubMed, SciELO, Google Scholar. We found had direct impact on psychopathologies such as anxiety, increasing its ratios, depression. Other syndromes burnout post-traumatic stress disorder have increased with pandemic, showing larger incidence among medical personnel. Moreover, eating disorders violence also increased. Public authorities must prepare healthcare systems incidences pathologies. Mental apps are one tools that can be reach general

Language: Английский

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A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of stigma in infectious diseases, including COVID-19: a call to action

Molecular Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. 19 - 33

Published: Sept. 27, 2021

Infectious diseases, including COVID-19, are crucial public health issues and may lead to considerable fear among the general stigmatization of, discrimination against, specific populations. This meta-analysis aimed estimate pooled prevalence of stigma in infectious disease epidemics. We systematically searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, MEDLINE, Web Science, Cochrane databases since inception June 08, 2021, reported towards people with diseases SARS, H1N1, MERS, Zika, Ebola, COVID-19. A total 50 eligible articles were included that contributed 51 estimates 92722 participants. The overall across all populations was 34% [95% CI: 28−40%], enacted (36% 28−44%]) perceived (31% 22−40%]). patients, community population, care workers, 38% 12− 65%], 36% 28−45%], 30% 20−40%], respectively. participants from low- middle-income countries 37% 29−45%], which is higher than high-income (27% 18−36%]) though this difference not statistically significant. similar trend also observed individuals lower education (47% 23−71%]) compared level (33% 23−4%]). These findings indicate a significant concern, effective comprehensive interventions needed counteract damaging effects infodemics during epidemics, reduce disease-related stigma.

Language: Английский

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What support do frontline workers want? A qualitative study of health and social care workers’ experiences and views of psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. e0256454 - e0256454

Published: Sept. 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a significant burden on the mental health and wellbeing of frontline social care workers. need to support staff been recognised. However, there is date little research specifically how best needs workers, none their own experiences views about what might be most helpful.We set out redress this gap by qualitatively exploring UK workers' psychosocial during pandemic.Frontline workers were recruited purposively through media snowball sampling via healthcare colleagues. Workers who volunteered take part in study interviewed remotely following semi-structured interview guide. Transcripts interviews analysed team principles Reflexive Thematic Analysis.We conducted 25 with from variety professional groups working settings across UK. Themes derived our analysis showed that complex. Peer was many first line but could also experienced as burden. ambivalent shown organisations, public. Whilst valued psychological services, disparities provision barriers access.The results show are likely flexible system including peer, organisational support. More needed fully unpack structural, systemic individual accessing Greater collaboration, consultation co-production services evaluation warranted.

Language: Английский

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Mental health responses to COVID-19 around the world

European journal of psychotraumatology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2021

: The mental health impact of the COVID-19 crisis may differ from previously studied stressful events in terms psychological reactions, specific risk factors, and symptom severity across geographic regions worldwide.

Language: Английский

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Stigmatization from Work-Related COVID-19 Exposure: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(12), P. 6183 - 6183

Published: June 8, 2021

Stigmatization from work-related COVID-19 exposure has not been investigated in detail yet. Therefore, we systematically searched three databases: Medline, Embase, and PsychInfo (until October 2020), performed a grey literature search February 2021). We identified 46 suitable articles 24 quantitative 11 qualitative studies, 6 systematic reviews, 3 study protocols 1 intervention. The assessment of stigmatization varied widely, ranging single-item question to 22-item questionnaire. Studies mostly considered perceived self-stigma (27 35 original studies) healthcare workers (HCWs) or hospital-related jobs (29 35). All reported on as result exposure. However, most studies were characterized by convenience sampling (17 24), all studies-also those with an adequate design-were low methodological quality. it is possible determine prevalence defined occupational groups. Nevertheless, the groups without suspected contact relevant problem increases risk for depression (odds ratio (OR) = 1.74; 95% confidence interval CI 1.29-2.36) anxiety (OR 1.75; 1.29-2.37). For promoting workers' health, anti-stigma strategies support should be implemented workplace.

Language: Английский

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Citrus limon L. (lemon) seed extract shows neuro-modulatory activity in an in vivo thiopental-sodium sleep model by reducing the sleep onset and enhancing the sleep duration

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 21(1)

Published: Jan. 28, 2022

Citrus limon L. is an ingenious alternative medication and has a broad scope in managing several health conditions as part of natural remedies. Recently, medicinal plants have witnessed incredible consideration worldwide the field neuroscience for remedial intervention. The present work investigated phytochemical compounds neuropharmacological potential seed extract step to partially validate its formulations nutraceuticals using vivo model. Diverse groups such alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, gums, saponins, steroids were qualitatively identified through colorimetric methods utilizing standard compounds. properties studied Swiss albino mice with sleep time induced by thiopental sodium taken end-point, hole cross, board, open-field experiments at varying doses 50 100 mg/kg body weight. Phytochemical screening showed that steroids, glycosides are aqueous seed. extracts demonstrated significant reduction onset enhanced duration dose-dependent manner sodium-induced sleeping time, along marked decrease unconstrained locomotors explorative both cross open tests. Moreover, board study, minimized count head dips observed treated mice. results shown this study demonstrate can be further examined their role adjuvant conventional medications or nutraceuticals.

Language: Английский

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Experiences of mental health professionals supporting front-line health and social care workers during COVID-19: qualitative study

BJPsych Open, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 7(2)

Published: March 1, 2021

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a well-documented impact on the mental health of front-line and social care workers (HSCWs). However, little attention has been paid to experiences of, on, professionals who were rapidly tasked with supporting them. Aims We set out redress this gap by qualitatively exploring UK professionals’ experiences, views needs while working support well-being HSCWs during COVID-19 pandemic. Method Mental in roles recruited purposively interviewed remotely. Transcripts interviews analysed research team following principles reflexive thematic analysis. Results completed 28 from varied professional backgrounds, career stages settings across UK. motivated driven develop new clinical pathways they perceived as colleagues many experienced growth. also came at some costs, took additional responsibilities increased workloads, anxious uncertain about how best workforce tended neglect their own well-being. Many professionally isolated affected vicariously traumas moral injuries that healthcare talked sessions. Conclusions This highlights urgent need consider well-being, training are workers.

Language: Английский

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