SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2020
A Systematic Review and Provisional Metanalysis on Psychopathologic Burden on Health Care Workers of Coronavirus Outbreaks.
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- The prevalence of probable mental health disorders among hospital healthcare workers during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Healthcare Workers following the First SARS-CoV Epidemic of 2003: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Nurses' burnout and associated risk factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2021Pooled it
- A Longitudinal RCT on the Effectiveness of a Psychological Intervention for Hospital Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What We Learned to Date.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2025Trial
- Factors influencing the implementation of interventions for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among hospital-based nurses and physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Results of the COVID-19 mental health international for the health professionals (COMET-HP) study: depression, suicidal tendencies and conspiracism.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Article
- Spanish psychometric properties of the moral distress scale-revised: a study in healthcare professionals treating COVID-19 patients.BMC medical ethics · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Assessment of Mental Health Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic Long-Term Exposure on Health Care Workers from a North West Italian Hospital.Disaster medicine and public health preparedness · 2023Article
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- Relationship between Reaction Times and Post-COVID-19 Symptoms Assessed by a Web-Based Visual Detection Task.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Comparison of depressive symptoms among healthcare workers in high-risk versus low-risk areas during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Behind the scenes of the healthcare COVID-19 pandemic crisis: potential affecting factors of healthcare work sustainability in Romania during 2020-2022.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Key predictors of psychological distress and wellbeing in Australian frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19 (Omicron wave).Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Using latent profile analysis to understand palliative care professionals' quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Assessment of Anxiety, Depression, Work-Related Stress, and Burnout in Health Care Workers (HCWs) Affected by COVID-19: Results of a Case-Control Study in Italy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Psychological stress self-help interventions for healthcare workers in the context of COVID-19 in China: A randomized controlled trial protocol.Internet interventions · 2022Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction in Healthcare Personnel: A Systematic Review of the Literature Published during the First Year of the Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Psychometric Properties of the Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form: Study of Its Role as a Protector of Spanish Nurses Professional Quality of Life and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Mental health outcome and resilience among aiding Wuhan nurses: One year after the COVID-19 outbreak in China.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- Mindfulness-based Interventions: Can They Improve Self-care and Psychological Well-being?Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) shows several similarities with previous outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to provide evidence of the psychopathologic burden on health care workers (HCWs) of the first two deadly coronavirus outbreaks to get lessons for managing the current burden of COVID-19 outbreak.
methodAccording to Cochrane Collaboration guidelines and the PRISMA Statement, the study quantified the effects of frontline work on mental health of HCWs. Major databases - Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Medline, and Web of Science - were searched for observational and case-control studies evaluating mental health indexes reported by front-line work. This study computed the percentage of sample that reported clinically significant levels of psychiatric symptoms. Cohen's
findingsFifteen studies have been selected for a total of 7,393 HCWs. From 9.6% to 51% of HCWs reported symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and from 20% to 75% reported psychiatric symptoms, with a prevalence of anxiety and depression. From one to the three years after outbreak, from 2% to 19% reported PTSD symptoms and from 5% to 90% psychiatric symptoms. Interestingly, HWCs who were directly involved in pandemic emergency showed significantly higher depressive and anxious symptoms (
conclusionHealth care professionals in general and most of all frontline workers showed an association with a likely risk of developing psychiatric disorders following outbreaks and for at least three years later. Mental health interventions for professionals exposed to COVID-19 need to be immediately implemented. Further studies are warranted to investigate long-term consequences carefully, and to look for mediating and buffering factors as well. The role of clinical psychologists and psychiatrists in delivering adequate interventions is critically important.
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