Mental health of healthcare professionals in China during the new coronavirus pandemic: an integrative review.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 73(suppl 2): e20200338, 2020.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-788930
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to identify publishing related to the mental health of health professionals working in the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
an integrative review that included primary articles indexed in the Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Science Direct databases and US National Library of Medicine databases. The result analysis was performed descriptively, in four analytical categories.RESULTS:
The publishing involved aspects related to insufficient personal protective equipment, feelings of fear and stigma, the need for psychological and psychiatric support and the possibility of post-outbreak mental disorders.CONCLUSION:
All mentioned aspects have a direct impact on the mental health of professionals, demanding the creation of strategies that minimize the emotional burnout of workers, considering that each country and culture reacts differently to the disease.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Mental Health
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Health Personnel
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Rev Bras Enferm
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0034-7167-2020-0338
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