The Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Frontline Healthcare Workers : A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis

IF 0.6 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL European Journal of Mental Health Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.5708/ejmh.18.2023.0003

Samantha So, Tenger Wang, B. Yu, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has created a chronically stressful work environment for healthcare workers, increasing the negative psychological effects experienced. Aims: The authors of this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on frontline healthcare workers’ mental health, using various psychological outcomes. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted up until June 30th, 2022 on MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Dissertations and Theses. Results: This meta-analysis includes 22 cross-sectional studies with a total of 32,690 participants. Anxiety (ES = 0.23, CI: [0.18, 0.28]), depression (ES = 0.17, CI: [0.10, 0.24]), PTSD (ES = 0.28, CI: [0.08, 0.48]), and stress (ES = 0.35, CI: [0.17, 0.53]) was significantly prevalent among frontline healthcare workers. Conclusions: Our results suggested that European healthcare workers were experiencing high psychological symptoms associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The monitoring of their psychological symptoms, preventative interventions, and treatments should be implemented to prevent, reduce, and treat the worsening of their mental health.

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COVID-19大流行对一线医护人员的心理影响:系统综述和荟萃分析

2019冠状病毒病大流行给医护人员造成了长期紧张的工作环境，增加了他们所经历的负面心理影响。目的:本系统综述和荟萃分析的作者旨在评估COVID-19对一线医护人员心理健康的影响，使用各种心理结果。方法:系统检索截至2022年6月30日的MEDLINE、EMBASE、CINAHL、Cochrane Library、Web of Science、ClinicalTrials.gov、disserts and Theses等网站的文献。结果:本荟萃分析包括22项横断面研究，共有32,690名参与者。焦虑(ES = 0.23, CI:[0.18, 0.28])、抑郁(ES = 0.17, CI:[0.10, 0.24])、创伤后应激障碍(ES = 0.28, CI:[0.08, 0.48])和压力(ES = 0.35, CI:[0.17, 0.53])在一线医护人员中普遍存在。结论:我们的研究结果表明，欧洲医护人员正在经历与COVID-19大流行相关的高度心理症状。应实施对其心理症状的监测、预防性干预和治疗，以预防、减少和治疗其心理健康的恶化。

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European Journal of Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Mental Health, an open-access, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary, professional journal concerned with mental health, personal well-being and its supporting ecosystems that acknowledge the importance of people’s interactions with their environments, established in 2006, is published on 280 pages per volume in English and German by the Semmelweis University Institute of Mental Health. The journal’s professional oversight is provided by the Editor-in-Chief and an international Editorial Board, assisted by an Advisory Board. The semiannual journal, with issues appearing in June and December, is published in Budapest. The journal aims at the dissemination of the latest scientific research on mental health and well-being in Europe. It seeks novel, integrative and comprehensive, applied as well as theoretical articles that are inspiring for professionals and practitioners with different fields of interest: social and natural sciences, humanities and different segments of mental health research and practice. The primary thematic focus of EJMH is the social-ecological antecedents of mental health and foundations of human well-being. Most specifically, the journal welcomes contributions that present high-quality, original research findings on well-being and mental health across the lifespan and in historical perspective.