ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers.
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- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in healthcare workers before and during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with mental health symptoms among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in EMRO countries: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Physician Posttraumatic Stress Disorder During COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2024Pooled it
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- Risk factors of developing psychological problems among frontline healthcare professionals working in the COVID-19 pandemic era: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Post-traumatic stress in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychiatry research · 2022Pooled it
- The global prevalence of depression and anxiety among doctors during the covid-19 pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of rehabilitation area professionals: A systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Linguistic Predictors of Psychological Adjustment in Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
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- Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among Nurses during the early phase of COVID-19: A meta-analysis.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Workplace resilience of nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- Nurses' experiences and sense making of COVID-19 redeployment and the impact on well-being, performance, and turnover intentions: A longitudinal multimethod study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
- Burnout and occupational stress of home care rehabilitation professionals transitioning out of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, Canada.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2024Article
- Perceived Stress Among Nurses at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cureus · 2024Article
- Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Medical Practices in Awaji Island.JMA journal · 2024Article
- Impact of social support on PTSD : Chain mediating effects of insomnia and anxiety.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a great impact on healthcare workers (HCWs) that includes negative mental health outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. In this cross-sectional study, we report on mental health outcomes among HCWs in Cyprus. Data were collected between 3 May and 27 May 2020, with the use of an online questionnaire that included demographics (sex, age, occupation, education, work sector, years of work experience), the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) which assesses depressive symptoms, the Impact of Events Scale Revised (IES-R), which measures post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and the-10 item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) which quantifies stress responses. Participants (42% physicians, 24% nurses, 18% physiotherapists, 16% classified as "other") were 58% of female gender and aged 21-76. A total of 79 (18.6%) and 62 HCWs (14.6%) reported clinically significant depressive (PHQ-9 ≥ 10) and post-traumatic stress (IES-R > 33) symptoms respectively. Nurses were more likely than physicians to suffer from depression (adjusted prevalence ratio 1.7 (1.06-2.73);
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