SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review.
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- Factors associated with suicidal ideation in healthcare personnel: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Levels of Anxiety and Fear among Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.Journal of nursing management · 2023Pooled it
- Protocol: Psychosocial Interventions Addressing Mental Health Outcomes Among Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers in United States Hospitals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
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- Interpersonal Needs and Dysfunctional Self-Focus Mediate the Effect of Dysfunctional Pandemic Grief on Suicidality Among Nursing Professionals Who Witnessed Patients' Deaths.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Article
- Suicidality and/or Death-Related Thoughts in Health Workers After Pandemics: The Role of DYMERS.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- From Burnout to Resilience: Addressing Moral Injury in Nursing Through Organizational Innovation in the Post-Pandemic Era.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Post-pandemic mental health: Understanding the global psychological burden and charting future research priorities.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
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- Identifying most important predictors for suicidal thoughts and behaviours among healthcare workers active during the Spain COVID-19 pandemic: a machine-learning approach.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
- Factors of suicide-related behaviors based on stress-vulnerability model and prevention strategies among nurses: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Suicide risk factors among Lithuanian medical doctors and residents.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2024Article
- Suicidal ideation among non-physician hospital system staff: Prevalence and workplace correlates.Journal of affective disorders · 2024Article
- Suicidal ideation and their relationship with job satisfaction and job strain among Jordanian hospitals' healthcare professionals: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Perceived Organizational Effectiveness during a Public Health Crisis and Moral Wellness among Nurse Leaders: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2024Article
- A pilot predictive model based on COVID-19 data to assess suicidal ideation indirectly.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Article
- Impact of Unexpected In-House Major COVID-19 Outbreaks on Depressive Symptoms among Healthcare Workers: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Burnout and Suicidal Behaviours in Health Professionals in Portugal: The Moderating Effect of Self-Esteem.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Suicidal thoughts and behaviour among healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: COVID-19 has caused a series of economic, social, personal, and occupational consequences that may affect the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs), with the consequent risk of developing suicidal ideation and behaviors. Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the main risk factors that may predispose HCWs to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A systematic review of studies published between January 2020 and August 2022 was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines in the following electronic databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsycINFO. Methodological quality was assessed using the critical appraisal tools for non-randomized studies of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). The followed protocol is listed in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) with code CRD42022340732. Results: A total of 34 studies were included in this review. There are a number of underlying factors such as higher rates of depression, anxiety, pre-pandemic lifetime mental disorders or previous lifetime suicide attempt, living alone, having problems with alcohol and/or other drugs, etc. that favor the emergence of suicidal tendencies and ideation in times of COVID-19. Similarly, the pandemic may have precipitated a series of factors such as economic concerns, assessing one's working conditions as poor, having family members or friends infected, changes in services or functions, and feeling discriminated against or stigmatized by society. Other factors such as age, sex, or type of healthcare worker show differences between studies. Conclusion: Organizations should ensure the adoption of strategies and programmes for early detection of suicides as well as increased attention to the mental health of professions with a high workload. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO, identifier CRD42022340732.
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