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SynthesisJournal of occupational health2020

The impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the mental health of healthcare workers in a hospital setting-A Systematic Review.

Jaspinder Sanghera, Nikhil Pattani, Yousuf Hashmi, Kate F Varley, Manikandar Srinivas Cheruvu, Alex Bradley, Joshua R Burke

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Synthesis in Journal of occupational health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 117 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

117 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. The Impact of Epidemics and Pandemics on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  8. SARS/MERS/SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks and Burnout Syndrome among Healthcare Workers. An Umbrella Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Jaspinder SangheraBirmingham Medical School, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6859-6002
Nikhil PattaniBirmingham Medical School, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7233-3635
Yousuf HashmiBirmingham Medical School, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0847-4898
Kate F VarleyThe John Goligher Colorectal Surgery Unit, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0569-9837
Manikandar Srinivas CheruvuRobert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-0920
Alex BradleySchool of Education and Sociology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-7653
Joshua R BurkeThe John Goligher Colorectal Surgery Unit, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-747X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe SARS-CoV-2 global pandemic has subjected healthcare workers (HCWs) to high risk of infection through direct workplace exposure, coupled with increased workload and psychological stress. This review aims to determine the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on mental health outcomes of hospital-based HCWs and formulate recommendations for future action.

methodsA systematic review was performed between 31st December 2019 and 17th June 2020 through Ovid Medline and Embase databases (PROSPERO ID CRD42020181204). Studies were included for review if they investigated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on mental health outcomes of hospital-based HCWs and used validated psychiatric scoring tools. Prevalence of ICD-10 classified psychiatric disorders was the primary outcome measure.

resultsThe initial search returned 436 articles. Forty-four studies were included in final analysis, with a total of 69,499 subjects. Prevalence ranges of six mental health outcomes were identified: depression 13.5%-44.7%; anxiety 12.3%-35.6%; acute stress reaction 5.2%-32.9%; post-traumatic stress disorder 7.4%-37.4%; insomnia 33.8%-36.1%; and occupational burnout 3.1%-43.0%. Direct exposure to SARS-CoV-2 patients was the most common risk factor identified for all mental health outcomes except occupational burnout. Nurses, frontline HCWs, and HCWs with low social support and fewer years of working experience reported the worst outcomes.

conclusionThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly impacted the mental health of HCWs. Frontline staff demonstrate worse mental health outcomes. Hospitals should be staffed to meet service provision requirements and to mitigate the impact onmental health. This can be improved with access to rapid-response psychiatric teams and should be continually monitored throughout the pandemic and beyond its conclusion.

Indexed as

Occupational HealthAnxiety DisordersBurnout, ProfessionalCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DepressionFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMental HealthOccupational StressPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPrevalenceRisk AssessmentanxietyburnoutdepressioninsomniaSARS-CoV-2stress

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PMID33131192
PMCPMC7603426

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