Mental health care for medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walton, Matthew; Murray, Esther; Christian, Michael D

Walton, Matthew; Murray, Esther; Christian, Michael D.

Walton M; Northwick Park Hospital (Accident and Emergency Department), London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, UK.
Murray E; Centre for Medical Education, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Christian MD; London's Air Ambulance, Royal London Hospital, UK.

Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care ; 9(3): 241-247, 2020 Apr.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-133576

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented challenge for society. Supporting the mental health of medical staff and affiliated healthcare workers (staff) is a critical part of the public health response. This paper details the effects on staff and addresses some of the organisational, team and individual considerations for supporting staff (pragmatically) during this pandemic. Leaders at all levels of health care organisations will find this a valuable resource.

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Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification; Coronavirus Infections/psychology; Health Personnel/psychology; Medical Staff/psychology; Mental Health/standards; Pneumonia, Viral/psychology; COVID-19; Communication; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Crisis Intervention/organization & administration; Critical Care/psychology; Critical Care/statistics & numerical data; Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration; Empowerment; Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data; Humanism; Humans; Infection Control/methods; Interpersonal Relations; Leadership; Medical Staff/statistics & numerical data; Pandemics; Physicians/psychology; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology; Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute/epidemiology; Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute/psychology

Keywords

Covid-19; Mental health; PTSD; crisis management; critical care; leadership; medical staff; moral injury; pandemic; physician wellbeing

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Mental Health / Health Personnel / Coronavirus Infections / Betacoronavirus / Medical Staff Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Topics: Long Covid Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2048872620922795

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