ReviewPsychiatry research2021
Mental health of Health Care Workers (HCWs): a review of organizational interventions put in place by local institutions to cope with new psychosocial challenges resulting from COVID-19.
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- The impact of emotional support on healthcare workers and students coping with COVID-19, and other SARS-CoV pandemics - a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Understanding teamwork in rapidly deployed interprofessional teams in intensive and acute care: A systematic review of reviews.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta analysis on burnout in physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: A hidden healthcare crisis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Digital Engagement Strategy and Health Care Worker Mental Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Digital Health Monitoring and Intervention Suite for Stress in Frontline Nurses: Prospective Cohort Trial.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Emergency physicians' perspectives on structural factors associated with mental health and burnout.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Article
- The Impact of Burnout on Body Composition in Medical Staff.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
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- Three years of pandemic stress and staffing challenges: a retrospective qualitative study of COVID-19 impacts on frontline healthcare workers' mental health and wellbeing.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety among nursing staff in the post-COVID-19 era: a cross-sectional study from southern Iran.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Mapping intervention strategies and mental health support journeys in addressing mental health challenges among healthcare professionals - a scoping review.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Effects of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress on current drug use among healthcare workers: Differences by occupational level.Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- Emotional Processing and Psychological Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Positive mental health, depression and burnout in healthcare workers during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Quality of life among healthcare workers in the hospitals and primary healthcare centers in Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health emergency and disaster risk management systems: a scoping review of mental health support provided to health care workers.Journal of occupational health · 2025Article
- Trusting in times of the COVID-19 crisis: Workplace and government trust and depressive symptoms among healthcare workers.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- "Exploring Psychosocial Interventions to Improve Mental Health Outcomes Among Healthcare Workers": Scoping Review.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Review
- How are motivational interviewing techniques associated with US healthcare employees' mental health help-seeking behaviours when using the interactive screening programme.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- The Silent Burden: Investigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Social Isolation Among Healthcare Workers During COVID-19.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 outbreak has been associated with significant occupational stressors and challenges for healthcare workers (HCWs) including the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Many reports from all over the world have already found that HCWs have significant levels of self-reported anxiety, depression and even symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, supporting mental health of HCWs is a crucial part of the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present review is to ascertain the interventions put in place worldwide in reducing stress in HCWs during the COVID-19 outbreak. We evidenced how only few countries have published specific psychological support intervention protocols for HCWs. All programs were developed in university associated hospitals and highlighted the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration. All of them had as their purpose to manage the psychosocial challenges to HCW's during the pandemic in order to prevent mental health problems.Whether one program offers distinct benefit compared to the others cannot be known given the heterogeneity of the protocols and the lack of a rigorous protocol and clinical outcomes. Further research is crucial to find out the best ways to support the resilience and mental well-being of HCWs.
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