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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: A Digital Learning Package.

Holly Blake, Fiona Bermingham, Graham Johnson, Andrew Tabner

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 250 papers, 20 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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250 citing papers in PubMed, 20 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Implementing PTSD interventions for hospital nurses and physicians during COVID-19: A scoping review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025
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  15. Stigmatization from Work-Related COVID-19 Exposure: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Holly BlakeSchool of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2HA, UK.
Fiona BerminghamLeicester Medical School, University of Leicester, Lancaster Rd, Leicester LE1 7HA, UK.
Graham JohnsonREMEDI Emergency Department, Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Rd, Derby DE22 3NE, UK.
Andrew TabnerREMEDI Emergency Department, Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Rd, Derby DE22 3NE, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) will undoubtedly have psychological impacts for healthcare workers, which could be sustained; frontline workers will be particularly at risk. Actions are needed to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health by protecting and promoting the psychological wellbeing of healthcare workers during and after the outbreak. We developed and evaluated a digital learning package using Agile methodology within the first three weeks of UK outbreak. This e-package includes evidence-based guidance, support and signposting relating to psychological wellbeing for all UK healthcare employees. A three-step rapid development process included public involvement activities (PPIs) (STEP 1), content and technical development with iterative peer review (STEP 2), and delivery and evaluation (STEP 3). The package outlines the actions that team leaders can take to provide psychologically safe spaces for staff, together with guidance on communication and reducing social stigma, peer and family support, signposting others through psychological first aid (PFA), self-care strategies (e.g., rest, work breaks, sleep, shift work, fatigue, healthy lifestyle behaviours), and managing emotions (e.g., moral injury, coping, guilt, grief, fear, anxiety, depression, preventing burnout and psychological trauma). The e-package includes advice from experts in mental wellbeing as well as those with direct pandemic experiences from the frontline, as well as signposting to public mental health guidance. Rapid delivery in STEP 3 was achieved via direct emails through professional networks and social media. Evaluation included assessment of fidelity and implementation qualities. Essential content was identified through PPIs (

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CoronavirusPandemicsAdaptation, PsychologicalAnxietyBetacoronavirusBurnout, ProfessionalCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareDepressionDisease OutbreaksHealth PersonnelHumansMental HealthPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2coronavirusCOVID-19digitale-learningmental healthpandemicwellbeing

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PMID32357424
PMCPMC7246821

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