A Systematic Literature Review on e-Mental Health Solutions to Assist Health Care Workers During COVID-19.
Telemed J E Health
; 27(6): 594-602, 2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-791936
ABSTRACT
Background:
e-Mental health is an established field of exploiting information and communication technologies for mental health care. It offers different solutions and has shown effectiveness in managing many psychological issues.Introduction:
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has critically influenced health care systems and health care workers (HCWs). HCWs are working under hard conditions, and are suffering from different psychological issues, including anxiety, stress, and depression. Consequently, there is an undeniable need of mental care interventions for HCWs. Under the circumstances caused by COVID-19, e-health interventions can be used as tools to assist HCWs with their mental health. These solutions can provide mental health care support remotely, respecting the recommended safety measures. Materials andMethods:
This study aims to identify e-mental health interventions, reported in the literature, that are developed for HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA protocol by searching the following digital libraries IEEE, ACM, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and PubMed. Results andDiscussion:
Eleven publications were selected. The identified e-mental health interventions consisted of social media platforms, e-learning content, online resources and mobile applications. Only 27% of the studies included empirical evaluation of the reported interventions, 55% listed challenges and limitations related to the adoption of the reported interventions. And 45% presented interventions developed specifically for HCWs in China. The overall feedback on the identified interventions was positive, yet a lack of empirical evaluation was identified, especially regarding qualitative evidence.Conclusions:
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance and need for e-mental health solutions for HCWs.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Qualitative research
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Telemed J E Health
Journal subject:
Medical Informatics
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Tmj.2020.0287
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