Psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown on staff and residents of nursing and care homes in Belgium and EHPADs France.

More than a third of the world's population is currently living under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Lockdown measures have been in place in many countries for several weeks. The health authorities are waging war against COVID-19 and have to provide information to the public on it while facing many unknowns about the virus. What impact does this have on mental health? What impact can lockdown have upon a population? What psychological impact will this lockdown have on elderly people living in nursing and care homes in Belgium and EHPADs France? We are not aware of any French-language research which has been published on the psychological aspects of the coronavirus among the population. We will try, through this article, to approach the psychological impact upon nursing staff and residents within nursing homes.

[Medico-psychological aspect relating to the coronavirus epidemic: implementation of a support strategy for nursing staff by coordinating doctors in rest and care homes in Belgium and in France and psychological impact for the residents of these private and public nursing and care homes]. / Aspect médico-psychologique relatif à l'épidémie du coronavirus : mise en place d'une stratégie de soutien pour le personnel soignant par les médecins coordinateurs dans les maisons de repos et de soins en Belgique ou Ehpad en France et impact psychologique pour les résidents de ces maisons de repos et de soins privées et publiques.

More than a third of humanity is currently under containment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Containment has been in place in many countries for several weeks. Health authorities are on the warpath against a still mysterious virus and for which they are brought to inform the population while being confronted with many unknowns concerning the Covid-19. So what about mental health? What can generate a situation of containment with the population in quarantine? What psychological impact will this confinement have on our elderly people who are accommodated in rest and care homes in Belgium or in Ehpad in France? Currently, we are not yet aware of French-language articles already published in the medical-psychological aspects related to the coronavirus among the population. We will try, through this article, to approach the medico-psychological question of the nursing staff within the nursing homes and the psychological impact of the residents.