Strategies to support the mental health and well-being of health and care workforce: a rapid review of reviews

Frontiers in Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: March 19, 2025

Countries globally face challenges in educating, employing and retaining their health care workforce, largely due to underinvestment systems. Health workforce report significantly greater levels of job-related burnout mental problems, which turn are associated with poorer patient outcomes, increased medical errors, diminished quality safety, decreased satisfaction, reduced healthcare efficiency. We conducted a rapid review systematic reviews evaluate the well-being workers since onset COVID-19 pandemic identify interventions available at organizational individual levels. PubMed Epistemonikos were searched for published between May 2022 February 2024. The inclusion criteria written English quantitative design, or without meta-analysis. Fifty articles met analysis. Overall, there has not been significant change prevalence depression anxiety among 2022, suggesting impact on workers' was specific experience working during pandemic. Sixteen studies reported two types interventions: individual-level organizational-level work environment variables. No policy found. However, some suggested improve workforce. Our analysis highlighted need systemic changes protect post-COVID-19 era. Despite wealth evidence problems effective interventions, remains notable gap implementation accountability. call action paradigm shift must be embraced we strive build resilient systems invest active support sustain them, incorporating structural, non-structural functional aspects resilience.

Language: Английский

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Incidência de burnout em profissionais da saúde: uma revisão da literatura

Brazilian Journal of Health Review, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 8(1), P. e76596 - e76596

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

Objetivo: Avaliar a incidência e os principais fatores de risco para o burnout em profissionais saúde. Metodologia: Corresponde uma revisão sistemática da literatura existente nas bases dados científicas MEDLINE, EMBASE Biblioteca Virtual Saúde, mediante abordagem qualitativa, realizada durante mês novembro 2024, através um processo busca direcionada utilizando combinações descritores DeCS/MeSH com inclusão do operador “and” entre termos, acordo representado: "Burnout" and "Health Care Professional" "Profissionais Saúde". Resultados Discussão: Após pesquisa dos estudos elencadas, filtros utilizados, foram selecionados 14 participarem embasamento teórico desta científica. Esses escolhidos critérios exclusão inclusão, além serem submetidos, posteriormente, por etapa avaliação sistematização dados, visando definir que trabalham na área Considerações Finais: Os saúde enfrentam altos índices exaustão mental, caracterizada pelo burnout, principalmente se UTI, emergência cuidados paliativos, devido atuação pacientes críticos, demanda excessiva desvalorização profissional.

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The Effectiveness of Kindness Intervention for Promoting Positive Emotions and Reducing Depressive Symptoms in Mexican Adults

Social Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 61 - 61

Published: Jan. 26, 2025

Background: In recent years, research has noted that depression is a prevalent mental health problem worldwide, including in Mexico among adults. Psychological interventions, such as those based on kindness, have shown promise reducing depressive symptoms. However, there little cultural contexts Mexico. this context, the objective of present was to evaluate preliminary efficacy brief intervention performing kind acts (amabilidad) increase happiness level well positive affect and reduce negative symptoms Mexican Methods: A feasibility study carried out with pre-post design control group The used validated scales measure happiness, affect, before after intervention. Participants received included exercises write expressions kindness practice towards themselves others. Results: Preliminary results suggest kindness-based produced improvements their decreases significant reduction compared baseline levels group. Conclusions: findings support potential effectiveness interventions

Language: Английский

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Mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between unemployment and mental distress among healthcare graduates during the COVID-19 era

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Jan. 28, 2025

Objective This study investigates the mediating role of perceived social support in relationship between unemployment and mental distress among young healthcare graduates Bolivia during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional analysis within a cohort was conducted using data from 109 collected through an online survey 2022. The measured employment status, with 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Multidimensional Scale Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Mediation performed R to examine effect on distress. Results More than two-thirds participants reported Consistent main model, directly associated lower levels distress, positively related better health. However, did not statistically significant mediate impact only 2.1% being mediated support. Conclusion Despite beneficial health, it significantly Bolivian COVID-19. findings highlight need for targeted health that go beyond unemployed crises.

Language: Английский

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Coping Strategies Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Emotional Responses, Challenges, and Adaptive Practices

Medicina, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 61(2), P. 311 - 311

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented challenges to healthcare workers, leading significant psychological distress, altered health-related behaviors, reliance on various coping mechanisms. Understanding these impacts is critical for developing targeted interventions support professionals. This study aimed evaluate the stressors, emotional responses, changes in healthy mechanisms employed by workers during pandemic. further examined differences across demographic professional groups explored correlations between strategies, outcomes. Materials Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 338 including physicians nurses, urban rural settings Data were collected using validated instruments measure responses (anxiety anger), lifestyle behaviors (dietary habits, sleep patterns, physical activity, smoking), strategies. Statistical analyses included descriptive, inferential, correlation techniques assess relationships variables. Results: Fear of infecting family members (M = 3.36, SD 0.86) concerns about inadequate protective equipment 2.80, 0.95) most strongly associated with heightened anxiety anger. Changes observed: 69.2% maintained a meal schedule, 56.5% reported disrupted only 39.6% engaged regular activity. Among smokers (27.5%), 31.1% increased smoking as maladaptive strategy, while 21.1% reduced smoking. Nurses predominantly relied emotion-focused such religious venting, whereas favored problem-focused strategies like planning active coping. Social emerged factor, mitigating stress facilitating adaptive Conclusions: revealed behavioral Key stressors fear members, measures, prolonged uncertainty pandemic, which contributed levels decreased mechanisms, underscored multifaceted faced Although acute phase passed, long-term consequences mental health well-being remain concerns. Further research essential develop effective monitoring, preventing, addressing distress professionals, ensuring their preparedness future public crises.

Language: Английский

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Association of work ability with job burnout and sleep quality among biosafety laboratory personnel in Xinjiang, China: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Feb. 20, 2025

In recent years, the importance of biosafety research has garnered significant attention due to its critical implications for public health and safety. Biosafety Laboratory (BSL) personnel face numerous challenges as they work with high-risk pathogens, including high-pressure environments, stringent safety protocols, risk infection. Research indicates that occupational stress burnout significantly affect physical mental well-being laboratory personnel, potentially diminishing their efficiency capabilities. This study aims investigate effects sleep quality on ability BSL in Xinjiang, ultimately providing valuable insights enhancing improving efficiency. July 2022, a cluster sampling method was employed survey staff Xinjiang. The utilized Maslach Burnout Inventory, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Work Ability Index assess levels burnout, quality, among personnel. Statistical analyses were performed using R Studio 4.2.2 AMOS 26.0. Through t-tests, analysis variance, logistic regression analyses, explored current status influencing factors Xinjiang well interactive mediating ability. prevalence 67.4%, while disorders 38.9%. Interaction revealed experiencing both faced impaired 21.43 times greater than those without good (OR = 21.43, 95%CI: 14.30-32.12). Structural equation modeling indicated indirectly impacts through effect quality. indirect path coefficient β -0.28 (0.64 × -0.43), p < 0.01. overall is relatively good. Occupational are affecting Improving can enhance directly indirectly.

Language: Английский

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Occupational burnout among healthcare workers in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: April 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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Association between working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep and stress among Colombian healthcare workers

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 8

Published: April 15, 2025

Although COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency, its mental effects on healthcare workers persist. This study investigated the relationship between working conditions, sleep, and stress among Colombian hospital personnel during pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, 79 completed questionnaires stress, sleep. Sleep duration was measured with Fitbit Armbands. Associations were analyzed using Generalized Linear Models Gamma ordinal distributions. Approximately 79% of participants reported high to very levels (61% "very high," 18% "high"). complications minimal, averaging 6.2 hours. Nurses showed significantly higher sleep than administrative workers. Overtime correlated less while who had lower stress. The highlights connections suggesting targeted promotion programs could enhance work-life balance.

Language: Английский

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Identification and classification of risk factors for mental health problems in healthcare workers using a systemic framework: an umbrella review

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: April 29, 2025

Language: Английский

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Workforce strategies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective online survey at intensive care units in Germany

BMC Health Services Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: April 1, 2024

Abstract Background As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across globe at beginning of 2020, healthcare systems were forced to rapidly adapt and expand meet sudden surge in demand for intensive care services. This study is first systematic analysis strategies employed by German hospitals recruit personnel bed capacities during wave pandemic, evaluate effectiveness those recruitment measures. Methods 152 with selected invited participate an online-based retrospective survey. Factors like geographic distribution, individual COVID burden level considered inclusion sample. The data analyzed descriptively. Results A total 41 participated additional beds was met primarily activating that previously as non-operational existing units (81% respondents) upgrading recovery rooms (73%). physician staffing requirements approximately 75%, while nursing only about 45%. Staffing needs through reallocations/transfers (85%), staff from parental leave or retirement (49%), increased hours worked internal new hiring (44%) use temporary (32%). Staff critical within a hospital rated most effective measure. In this context, specialized mostly anesthesiology departments appointed medicine. Conclusions Despite multiple efforts, has exacerbated shortage. reallocation key element covering needs. However, measures efforts are required order ensure critically ill patients can be cared without compromise. results may have important implications providers policymakers, offering evidence-based foundation responding future public health emergencies agility, efficiency, success.

Language: Английский

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