TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental Health Changes in Healthcare Workers DURING COVID-19 Pandemic
T2 - A Systematic REVIEW of Longitudinal Studies
AU - Umbetkulova, Saltanat
AU - Kanderzhanova, Akbota
AU - Foster, Faye
AU - Stolyarova, Valentina
AU - Cobb-Zygadlo, Deanne
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Nazarbayev University Faculty-development competitive research grants program for 2021–2022 (Covid-19 project). Grant Number: 280720FD1906.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2023/5/4
Y1 - 2023/5/4
N2 - This study provides an overview of research findings on long-term effects on healthcare workers mental health and factors associated with positive or negative changes. Medline and PubMed databases were searched for observational longitudinal studies and 18 papers were included in the review (PROSPERO: CRD42021260307). 12 articles indicated negative changes over time and six studies revealed a positive trend in a variety of mental health outcomes (anxiety, depression, insomnia, and others). Female sex, younger age, nursing occupation, frontline work, longer working hours and concerns about contracting COVID-19 were identified to be associated with negative changes. Conversely, a supportive environment, access to psychological resources, provision of sufficient personal protective equipment and availability of COVID-19 tests were linked to positive changes. Therefore, our findings can assist governmental and institutional authorities with effective interventions to improve psychological care for healthcare workers.
AB - This study provides an overview of research findings on long-term effects on healthcare workers mental health and factors associated with positive or negative changes. Medline and PubMed databases were searched for observational longitudinal studies and 18 papers were included in the review (PROSPERO: CRD42021260307). 12 articles indicated negative changes over time and six studies revealed a positive trend in a variety of mental health outcomes (anxiety, depression, insomnia, and others). Female sex, younger age, nursing occupation, frontline work, longer working hours and concerns about contracting COVID-19 were identified to be associated with negative changes. Conversely, a supportive environment, access to psychological resources, provision of sufficient personal protective equipment and availability of COVID-19 tests were linked to positive changes. Therefore, our findings can assist governmental and institutional authorities with effective interventions to improve psychological care for healthcare workers.
KW - COVID-19
KW - medical staff
KW - mental health
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - systematic review
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U2 - 10.1177/01632787231165076
DO - 10.1177/01632787231165076
M3 - Article
C2 - 37143216
SN - 0163-2787
SP - 1632787231165076
JO - Evaluation and the Health Professions
JF - Evaluation and the Health Professions
ER -