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SynthesisJournal of psychiatric research2021

Psychiatric disorders in health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Flaviane Cristine Troglio da Silva, Modesto Leite Rolim Neto

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Synthesis in Journal of psychiatric research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Flaviane Cristine Troglio da SilvaPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine of ABC, Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: psiquiatra2020@bol.com.br.
Modesto Leite Rolim NetoResearch Productivity Scholarship at the Faculty of Medicine of Juazeiro do Norte - FMJ/Estácio, Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil. Electronic address: modestorolim@yahoo.com.br.
Centro Universitário do Norte · BRFaculdade de Medicina do ABC · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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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COVID-19PandemicsHealth PersonnelHumansMental HealthSARS-CoV-2Clinical and psychological aspectsCOVID-19Experiences and perceptions from health professionals in ICUHealth workers in ICUIntensive care unit (ICU)

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PMID34153902
PMCPMC7990799
OpenAlexW3138475444

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