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Impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of health professionals: An integrative review

  • 14/06/2023
  • 14/06/2023
Dantas DG;
Silveira TS;
Lima AA;
Sales AA;
Haidar ALF;
Oliveira MN;
Rocha MO;
Cunha DCL;
Ribeiro ÍAP;
Fernandes MA

Danilo Gonçalves Dantas

Thatianna Souza da Silveira

Antonia Arlene Lima

Andresa de Araújo Sales

Ana Leticia Ferreira Haidar

Marília Natache de Oliveira

Mariza Ozório da Rocha

Denilson César Lopes Cunha

Ítalo Arão Pereira Ribeiro

Márcia Astrês Fernandes

Keywords

Mental health
Health professionals
COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the scientific evidence regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of frontline healthcare workers.  Methodology: integrative review study, which had as eligibility criteria: primary research, published between December / 2019 to October / 2020, without language restriction and that presented information on the subject. The research question was formulated following the assumptions of the acronym PICo, generating the question: What is the scientific evidence about the impacts on the mental health of health professionals who are on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19? The bibliographic survey took place in the following databases: MEDLINE via PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, SCOPUS, WOS, IBECS, LILACS, and BDENF via VHL. Results: 10 studies were analyzed, identifying the prevalence of studies published in the MEDLINE database, with the country of origin in China, cross-sectional studies, and having as participants doctors and nurses. The main impacts observed on the mental health of the professionals were: insomnia, depression, anxiety, fear, and stress, and these changes were more prevalent in females.  Conclusion:  the mental illness of health professionals during the pandemic reveals the need to strengthen strategies and actions that promote the mental health of these workers in the workplace, especially in periods such as these.

 

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/emerrelcovid19-048

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Author(s)

  • Danilo Gonçalves Dantas
  • Thatianna Souza da Silveira
  • Antonia Arlene Lima
  • Andresa de Araújo Sales
  • Ana Leticia Ferreira Haidar
  • Marília Natache de Oliveira
  • Mariza Ozório da Rocha
  • Denilson César Lopes Cunha
  • Ítalo Arão Pereira Ribeiro
  • Márcia Astrês Fernandes