Psychological distress in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Journal of Safety Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 87, P. 297 - 312

Published: Aug. 7, 2023

Healthcare workers serving during the COVID-19 pandemic may have been exposed to high work overload, which had an impact on their physical, mental, and social health. The aim of this study was assess risk factors associated with psychological distress among healthcare from January 2020 December 2022.A systematic review conducted based PRISMA statement. Articles were searched in Pubmed, Scopus, Web Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO databases.A total 59 articles included review. It observed that prevalence high. Female sex, being a nurse, young, living alone/being single, having chronic disease or psychiatric disorder history are main at personal level. Other occupational pandemic-related such as many years experience, presence symptoms contact history, not enough sleep, lower family support limited relationships, fear infecting friends family, reduced perception protection by protective equipment, working frontline, longer service duration found be influencing development pandemic.There personal, interpersonal, organizational can lead occurrence staff pandemic.

Language: Английский

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A Parallel Mediation Analysis on the Effects of Pandemic Accentuated Occupational Stress on Hospitality Industry Staff Turnover Intentions in COVID-19 Context

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(19), P. 12050 - 12050

Published: Sept. 23, 2022

The purpose of this research was to analyze how different effects the COVID pandemic, expressed through pandemic accentuated occupational stress, perceived job insecurity, safety and health perception organizational effectiveness, may impact turnover intentions personnel in hospitality industry. Our team designed an online questionnaire which analyzed with network analysis depict relationship between factors, and, then, a confirmatory factor employed confirm distribution items envisaged five factors. Based on sample 324 randomized Romanian industry staff, results our cross-sectional study revealed that perception, effectiveness insecurity stress indirectly significantly staff (TI). indicated that, while total effect PAOS TI significant, direct still all three mediators remained significant predictors. Overall, partially mediated TI, indicating employees low scores (OSHP), (POE) high (PJI) were more likely have higher levels intentions.

Language: Английский

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Factors shaping the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Ghana

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

Published: March 17, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the working conditions and mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) across globe. Little is understood factors influencing HCWs in low-and middle-income countries like Ghana, which faced significant challenges from due to their overburdened systems. Our study qualitatively examined multilevel HCWs' response as well coping strategies. Utilizing an exploratory, descriptive qualitative research design, we purposively sampled interviewed (n = 26) administrators 3) 13 regions Ghana our parent (N 646) between November 2020 February 2021. Semi-structured interviews explored preparedness, experiences responding pandemic, impact on life, work, quality care, health; facilitators response; Transcripts were coded through a group-based collaborative approach Dedoose software analyzed thematically guided by socio-ecological framework. reported experiencing fear, anxiety, stress, depression cited several individual, interpersonal, institutional, societal that adversely health. Individual-level included low knowledge risk sequelae contraction COVID-19. Interpersonal being parent/caregiver, posed family/household frontline workers, social isolation. Institutional inadequate system capacity (i.e., staffing capacity) preparedness training), long work hours; higher infection risk). Societal COVID-19-related stigma against HCWs, conspiracies, sociocultural beliefs about Ghana. Despite negative lives, most not receiving adequate support workplace or government mitigate distress. However, identified protective strategies, including prayer/spirituality, spiritual emotional family colleagues, and, although limited, work-based incentives appreciation. has who have resources address these distresses. Investing infrastructure, expanding workforce facility providing wellness services, can help crises subsequently maximize respond future pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Lived experiences of South African rehabilitation practitioners during coronavirus disease 2019

African Journal of Disability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Background: In South Africa, the sharp rise in people with severe illness because of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) early 2020, meant that health systems needed to adapt services and operations, including rehabilitation services. Important insights into lived experiences personnel enacting these adaptations an African context are limited. Objectives: The aim this study was explore practitioners working public sector Africa during COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A phenomenological approach a duo-ethnographic design were used. recruitment letter circulated requesting volunteers. Maximum variation sampling used select 12 participants study. Data collected through interviews via Zoom, critical conversations facilitated by non-rehabilitation partner who is known for challenging inequities. audio-recorded transcribed verbatim. analysed elements qualitative content thematic analysis. coded, categorised, clustered concepts formulated themes. Results: Three themes identified: (1) 'Management became enemy', (2) 'Tired being resilient' (3) 'Think out box…think on our feet'. Conclusion: results highlighted new ways practice, innovative adaptations, usage resources platforms. Contribution: This highlights re-imagining accessible could lead deeper onto-epistemological shifts amongst practitioners.

Language: Английский

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Psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Omani nurses: Strategies for nursing practice

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking professional help among Oman’s nurses, highlighting importance of changing negative mental health healthcare professionals. Nurses face difficult circumstances serve as role models. Creating supportive environments can improve treatment quality public awareness reduce social stigma, ultimately contributing to better care life. MATERIALS AND METHODS: used a cross-sectional design with convenience sampling approach. A sample 205 nurses working in Oman completed questionnaires, including sociodemographic questionnaire, attitude scale, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. The survey was distributed between May June 2023. RESULT: found that most participants had moderate (43.22%, n = 67) low (66.67%, 48). There were significant differences based on gender ( P < 0.001), marital status department (F 3.140, 0.004), while 0.001) 0.001). also no correlation (T (1, 204) 0.019, 0.985), r 2 0.005. CONCLUSION: must be trained handle stress job strain from terminally ill patients, complex cases, situations. They should prioritize assistance sign strength self-awareness it demonstrates stability nursing. promoted by obtaining education, enhancing accessibility, providing support system.

Language: Английский

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Occupational stress in primary care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: mixed methods study

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Objective: to analyze the risk of exposure occupational stress among primary healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic and their perception regarding experience. Method: mixed-methods sequential explanatory study with 50 care professionals. Sociodemographic, clinical, labor questionnaires, Job Stress Scale, semi-structured interviews were used. Quantitative data submitted descriptive analytical statistical analysis; qualitative Thematic Content Analysis. Results: 66% exposed stress. Doctors associated highly demanding work (p<0.001); nurses, nursing technicians, dental active dentists lower psychological demand (p<0.001). Professionals more than sixteen years experience had better conditions deal stressful factors, compared those less five (p<0.03). Data integration showed implications in life, work, interfaces symptoms. Conclusion: worked under high demands a pandemic. Self-control social support may contribute reducing these risks, as well professional training

Language: Английский

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Burnout among healthcare workers during public health emergencies in sub-Saharan Africa: Contributing factors, effects, and prevention measures

Human Factors in Healthcare, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 100039 - 100039

Published: March 16, 2023

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are expected to experience more public health emergencies (PHEs) the near future. The fragile systems emanating from poor governance, inadequate infrastructure, shortage of healthcare workers (HCWs), essential medicines and technology, limited funding will make responses these outbreaks slow ineffective as seen with COVID-19 pandemic. workload for HCWs grow due PHEs, which increase likelihood that they may burnout. This narrative review loosely followed guidelines provided Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) statement. Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect databases were used retrieve relevant articles. Two reviewers assessed titles abstracts all identified articles extracted data independently compared their results thereafter. causes burnout among HCWs, its impact on patients, institutions, well preventive steps should be taken safeguard burnout, covered this article.

Language: Английский

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Protecting healthcare workers during a pandemic: what can a WHO collaborating centre research partnership contribute?

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 47, P. 1 - 1

Published: March 1, 2023

To ascertain whether and how working as a partnership of two World Health Organization collaborating centres (WHOCCs), based respectively in the Global North South, can add insights on “what works to protect healthcare workers (HCWs) during pandemic, what contexts, using mechanism, achieve outcome”. A realist synthesis seven projects this research program was carried out characterize context (C) (including researcher positionality), mechanism (M) service relationships) outcome (O) each project. An assessment then conducted role WHOCC study overall. The found that lower-resourced countries with higher economic disparity, including South Africa, incurred greater occupational health risk had less acceptable measures HCWs at onset COVID-19 pandemic than higher-income more-equal counterpart countries. It showed rigorously adopting indeed workforce; training preventive initiatives reduce workplace stress; information systems are valued; most at-risk care aides Canadian setting) be readily identified trigger adoption protective actions. C-M-O analysis various ways through not only enabled knowledge sharing, but allowed for triangulating results and, ultimately, worker protection. value an international North-South axis especially lies providing contextualized global evidence regarding protecting emerges, particularly bi-directional cross-jurisdiction participation by researchers practitioners.

Language: Английский

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Prevalence of anxiety, depression, stress and insomnia among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Africa: umbrella review of existing meta-analyses

PeerJ, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12, P. e18108 - e18108

Published: Oct. 30, 2024

In Africa, healthcare professionals experienced various mental health problems during COVID-19. However, very little was done on the extensive evidence regarding disorders. The purpose of this umbrella review is to provide comprehensive data prevalence anxiety, depression, stress, and insomnia among COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

Language: Английский

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“I Carry the Trauma and Can Vividly Remember”: Mental Health Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Frontline Health Care Workers in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 2365 - 2365

Published: Jan. 29, 2023

We know from research that pandemics and disease outbreaks expose HCWs to an increased risk of short long-term psychosocial occupational impacts. conducted qualitative among 44 frontline health care workers (FHCWs) practicing in seven South African hospitals clinics. FHCWs were interviewed on their experiences working during the first-wave COVID-19 pandemic its perceived impact wellness. In this study, included non-medical medical professionals direct contact with patients, providing treatment services pandemic. Most reported stressful traumatic relating being exposed a deadly virus emotionally taxing environment. They depression, anxiety, stress symptoms, demoralization, sleep difficulties, poor functioning, irritability fear infected or dying COVID-19. The mental impacts also associated physical wellbeing, including fatigue, burnout, headache, chest-pains. professional commitment faith as critical intrinsic motivators fostered adaptive coping while Many alluded gaps workplace support which they crucial for mentally. findings point need prioritize interventions promote wellness ensure delivery quality healthcare patients outbreaks.

Language: Английский

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