Global prevalence of mental health problems among healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 121, P. 104002 - 104002

Published: June 13, 2021

Language: Английский

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Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in the COVID 19 Era: A Review of the Existing Literature

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 9

Published: Oct. 29, 2021

In the current period of global public health crisis due to COVID-19, healthcare workers are more exposed physical and mental exhaustion – burnout for torment difficult decisions, pain losing patients colleagues, risk infection, themselves their families. The very high number cases deaths, probable future “waves” raise awareness these challenging working conditions need address by identifying possible solutions. Measures have been suggested prevent or reduce at individual level (physical activity, balanced diet, good sleep hygiene, family support, meaningful relationships, reflective practices small group discussions), organizational (blame-free environments sharing experiences advices, broad involvement in management multi-disciplinary psychosocial support teams, safe areas withdraw quickly from stressful situations, adequate time planning, social support), cultural (involvement development, implementation, testing, evaluation measures against burnout). Although some progress has made removing barrier psychological cope with work-related stress, a change is still needed stigma associated illness. key recommendation challenges that emergency poses aggregate health, well-being behavioral science expertise through long term researches rigorous planning reporting drive necessary improvement systems.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 pandemic effects on health worker’s mental health: Systematic review and meta-analysis

European Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 65(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

Healthcare workers (HCWs) exposed to coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) are at high risk of developing mental health concerns across several domains. The aim this study is determine the updated, global frequency these outcomes.

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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Health care workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Human Resources for Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 20(1)

Published: March 24, 2022

Abstract Background COVID-19 has challenged health systems worldwide, especially the workforce, a pillar crucial for resilience. Therefore, strengthening system resilience can be informed by analyzing care workers’ (HCWs) experiences and needs during pandemics. This review synthesizes qualitative studies published first year of pandemic to identify factors affecting HCWs’ their support pandemic. was conducted using Joanna Briggs Institute methodology scoping reviews. A systematic search on PubMed applied controlled vocabularies. Only original presenting primary data were included. Results 161 papers that from beginning up until 28th March 2021 included in review. Findings presented socio-ecological model as an analytical framework. At individual level, impact manifested well-being, daily routine, professional personal identity. interpersonal relationships identified crucial. institutional decision-making processes, organizational aspects availability emerged important experiences. community morale, norms, public knowledge importance. Finally, at policy governmental response measures shaped The lack which investigate other HCWs than doctors nurses, non-hospital settings, low- lower middle income countries. Discussion shows HCWs, with multiple contextual impacting needs. To better understand experiences, comparative investigations are needed analyze differences across well within countries, including institutional, community, levels. Similarly, interventions aimed supporting prior to, after pandemics need consider circumstances. Conclusions Following context-sensitive approach empowering accounts multitude influence could contribute building sustainable workforce future

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals Globally: A Meta-Review of Systematic Reviews

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Jan. 17, 2022

Objective This meta-review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of overall mental health healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method We conducted literature search on Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and MEDLINE. A predefined eligibility criterion was used screen articles. The methodology quality eligible studies assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute checklist for systematic reviews. data were narratively synthesised in line with aim. Result Forty reviews (represented as K = 40), which reported from 1,828 primary ( N ) 3,245,768 participants, met inclusion criteria. findings pooled prevalence indicate that anxiety (16–41%, 30, 701), depression (14–37%, 28, 584), stress/post-traumatic stress disorder (18.6–56.5%, 24, 327) most prevailing pandemic-related conditions affecting workers. Other concerns included insomnia, burnout, fear, obsessive-compulsive disorder, somatization symptoms, phobia, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts. Considering regions/countries, highest United-Kingdom [22.3, 95% Confidence Interval (CI):7–38, 4] compared other countries, while Middle-East, (41, CI:16–60, 5) Eastern Mediterranean region (61.6, CI:56.4–66.8, 2) regions. significant risk factors include female gender, younger age, being nurse, frontline professional. most-reported coping strategies individual/group psychological support, family/relative training/orientation, adequacy personal protective equipment. Conclusion It concluded (nurses, doctors, allied health) have experienced various issues meta-review, therefore, recommends targeted interventions policies address specific support worldwide duration pandemic similar future crises. Systematic Review Registration https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD4202126200 , identifier: CRD42021262001.

Language: Английский

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Mental Health in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Meta-Review of Prevalence Meta-Analyses

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Sept. 21, 2021

Background: Mental health burden has been massively reported during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Aiming to summarise these data, we present a meta-review of meta-analyses that evaluated impact on anxiety, depressive and stress symptoms, psychological distress, post-traumatic disorder/symptoms (PTSD), sleep disturbance, reporting its prevalence general public (GP) care workers (HCW). Methods: A search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, Web Science. Sleep disturbances, stress, burnout were grouped as "Psychophysiological stress," depression, PTSD "Psychopathology." random-effects model, calculating pooled together with 95% confidence interval for each domain. Subgroup analyses population type (GP HCW) mental outcome. For anxiety subgroup analysis performed. Heterogeneity is I2. Publication bias assessed through visual inspection funnel plot, further tested by Egger's test trim fill analyses. Results: total 18 included. The psychophysiological 31.99% (CI: 26.88-37.58, I2 = 99.9%). HCW showed higher (37.74%, CI: 33.26-42.45, 99.7%) than GP (20.67%, 15.07-27.66, overall insomnia, were, respectively, 32.34% 25.65-39.84), 28.25% 18.12-41.20), 36% 29.31-43.54). Psychopathology at 26.45% 24.22-28.79, 99.9%) sample, similar estimates (HCW 26.14%, 23.37-29.12, 99.9%; GP: 26.99%, 23.41-30.9, 27.77% 24.47-31.32), 26.93% 23.92-30.17), 20% 15.54-24.37), respectively. Similar proportions between populations found 27.5%, 23.78-31.55; 28.33%, 22.1-35.5) depression 27.05%, 23.14-31.36; 26.7%, 22.32-31.59). Asymmetry plot found, slight increase estimate psychopathology (29.08%, 26.42-31.89) after analysis. Conclusions: problems ranged from 20 36%. presented population. Systematic Review Registration:https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=252221, identifier: CRD42021252221.

Language: Английский

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of hospital staff: An umbrella review of 44 meta-analyses

International Journal of Nursing Studies, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 131, P. 104272 - 104272

Published: April 28, 2022

Hospital staff is at high risk of developing mental health issues during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, literature lacks an overall and inclusive picture problems with comprehensive analysis among hospital COVID-19 To ascertain prevalence anxiety, depression other outcomes as reported in original articles A PRISMA 2020 MOOSE 2000 compliant umbrella review published meta-analyses observational studies evaluating Systematic searches were conducted PubMed/Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO from December 1st, 2019, until August 13th 2021. The random effects model was used for meta-analysis, I2 index employed to assess between-study heterogeneity. Publication bias using Egger test LFK examined. Data analyzed STATA 17.0 software. AMSTAR-2 applied quality assessment systematic reviews, while we GRADE rate evidence. Forty-four 1298 individual included final analysis, encompassing 16 symptoms. One-third workers anxiety (Prevalence: 29.9%, 95% CI:27.1% 32.7%) 28.4%, CI:25.5% 31.3%) symptomatology, about 40% (95% CI: 36.9% 42.0%) suffered sleeping disorders. Fear-related symptoms, reduced well-being, poor life, acute stress symptoms had highest staff. evidence these areas varied low very low. Nurses more often sleep than doctors, whereas doctors a higher post-traumatic burden depression, disorders female employees their male counterparts. Remarkably, insomnia affected half first-line medical pandemic generally high, representing most robust based on large dataset meta-analyses. there no strong confidence body each outcome assessed. Not registered. having major impact need support must be different nurses @eldi12345.

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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Anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic umbrella review of the global evidence

BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 11(9), P. e054528 - e054528

Published: Sept. 1, 2021

Objectives To summarise the evidence relating to prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers (HCWs) during COVID-19 pandemic. Design An umbrella review systematic reviews was undertaken using Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methods. Data sources The Cochrane database reviews, JBI Evidence Synthesis, MEDLINE, Web Science, PsycINFO, Embase CINAHL were searched in March 2021 for published English. Eligibility criteria Systematic reporting HCWs Two researchers screened each abstract independently reviewed full text articles. Study quality assessed critical appraisal tool degree overlap primary studies calculated. Results Ten (100 unique studies), including 169 157 from 35 countries included. all ranged 22.2% (95% CI 21.3% 23.1%) 33.0% 31.9% 34.1%). physicians (n=5820) reported be between 17% 19.8% nurses (n=14 938) 22.8% 27%. 17.9% 17.1% 18.8%) 36% 34.9% 37.1%). (n=643) (n=8063) 40.4% 28%, respectively. Conclusions There is wide variation evident presence HCWs. In particular, high. Strategies reduce incidence are urgently required. PROSPERO registration number CRD42021238960.

Language: Английский

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