ReviewThe Psychiatric quarterly2022
COVID-19 Pandemic Support Programs for Healthcare Workers and Implications for Occupational Mental Health: A Narrative Review.
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- Reducing intrusive memories after trauma via an imagery-competing task intervention in COVID-19 intensive care staff: a randomised controlled trial.Translational psychiatry · 2023Trial
- Characteristics of mental health awareness programmes for workplace well-being in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- A Proposed Taxonomy to Holistically Classify Employee Mental Health Programs: Qualitative Taxonomy Development Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
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- Patterns of Distress and Supportive Resource Use by Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Non-Pharmacological interventions for psychological stress reactions in disaster nursing rescue workers: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Support measures and demand among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey in high-workload provinces of China, 2023.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Musculoskeletal Disorder-Related Absenteeism Among Pediatric Healthcare Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- Mobile apps, AI, and teletherapy: a comprehensive review of digital mental health tools for nurses.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- The Challenges Experienced by ICU Nurses in Kuwait during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2024Article
- A comparison of work characteristics and health status between Korean and US hospital nurses.Nursing open · 2024Article
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- COVID-19 Symptoms and Mental Health Outcomes among Italian Healthcare Workers: A Latent Class Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Call to Journal: Grief Work and Poetry-A Reflection.The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC · 2024Article
- Factors Associated With Worsened Mental Health of Health Care Workers in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Availability and use of institutional support programs for emergency department healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
This narrative review aims to summarize initiatives developed during the COVID-19 pandemic to support healthcare workers' emotional well-being within the context of a pre-existing framework of occupational mental health guidelines. This occupational mental health framework integrates principles from multiple disciplines to optimize prevention and management of mental health issues among employees. We conducted an online search on Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase for studies that reported on design or execution of medical institution-based interventions, aiming to support healthcare worker mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inclusion criteria was intentionally broad in order to incorporate as many types of interventions at varying stages of development or evaluation. We included 31 studies in our review that reported on newly designed psychological support interventions for healthcare workers (HCW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that most programs commonly supported HCW mental health through offering one or more of the following initiatives: expanded basic need resources/services, additional workplace training programs that bolstered professional preparedness while also indirectly boosting HCW emotional health, and/or expanded psychological support programs, such as peer support programs, psychoeducational or counseling services. Most programs, however, did not consider methods to ensure program longevity or sustainability. The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the acuity of HCW mental health issues and is likely to leave long lasting mental health strains among HCW. This pandemic is a critical point in time to catalyze much needed progress in reducing stigma and expanding HCW mental health care access.
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