SynthesisProgress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2021
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in an intensive care unit (ICU): Psychiatric symptoms in healthcare professionals.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The Burden of Burnout among Healthcare Professionals of Intensive Care Units and Emergency Departments during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Beyond Capacity: Resilience of Intensive Care Staff During the COVID-19-Related Near-Disaster in Sweden.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Self-efficacy as a psychological resource in the management of stress suffered by ICU nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A prospective study on emotional exhaustion.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- Fight or flight-intensive care nurses' decisions to resign following the COVID-19 pandemic: a phenomenological hermeneutical study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Burnout Among ICU and Non-ICU Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Evolution of burnout syndrome in Spanish healthcare professionals during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: psychosocial variables involved.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Trainees' Educational Experiences and Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- Age and Hair Cortisol Levels as Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Lived Experiences of Intensive Care Professional Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients in Private Hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa: A Phenomenological Study.Journal of nursing management · 2024Article
- Psychiatric and non-psychiatric population vulnerabilities in time of a crisis: the unsuspected aggression factor.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Psychological symptoms and correlates of Chinese healthcare professionals in the intensive care unit before and after the COVID-19 outbreak: A comparison of two cross-sectional studies.Journal of affective disorders · 2023Article
- Dynamic fair balancing of COVID-19 patients over hospitals based on forecasts of bed occupancy.Omega · 2023Article
- Hospital pharmacy response to the COVID-19 pandemic: experience from a regional referral center in the United Arab Emirates.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2023Article
- A qualitative descriptive study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff in a Canadian intensive care unit.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2023Article
- The psychological impact on perioperative healthcare workers during Victoria's second COVID-19 wave: A prospective longitudinal thematic analysis.Journal of health psychology · 2023Article
- The Burnout of Nurses in Intensive Care Units and the Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on critical care healthcare professionals' work practices and wellbeing: A qualitative study.Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses · 2023Article
- Intensive care nurses' lived experience of altruism and sacrifices during the Covid-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic period, the structure of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) activities changed fast. It was observed that the mental and physical health of the frontline workers reached levels of extreme clinical and psychological concern.
objectiveUnderstand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the front-line clinical team in the ICU environment, as well as reveal what proposals are being made to mitigate the clinical and psychological impacts that this group experiences.
methodA systematic review was made following the PRISMA protocol (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis). We included any type of study on health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, with results about their mental health. We were, therefore, interested in quantitative studies examining the prevalence of problems and effects of interventions, as well as qualitative studies examining experiences. We had no restrictions related to study design, methodological quality or language.
resultsTwenty-one studies reported on the urgent need for interventions to prevent or reduce mental health problems caused by COVID-19 among health professionals in ICU. Eleven studies demonstrated possibilities for interventions involving organizational adjustments in the ICU, particularly linked to emotional conflicts in the fight against COVID-19.
conclusionThe disproportion between the need for technological supplies of intensive care medicine and their scarcity promotes, among many factors, high rates of psychological distress. Anxiety, irritability, insomnia, fear and anguish were observed during the pandemic, probably related to extremely high workloads and the lack of personal protective equipment.
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