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What are the barriers and facilitators to seeking help for mental health in NHS doctors: A systematic review and qualitative study

Background: The mental health of healthcare professionals is reaching a breaking point, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated current mental health issues to unprecedented levels. Whilst some research has been carried out on the barriers that doctors ...

What should be done to support the mental health of healthcare staff treating COVID-19 patients?

There is an urgent need to provide evidence-based well-being and mental health support for front-line clinical staff managing the COVID-19 pandemic who are at risk of moral injury and mental illness. We describe the evidence base for a tiered model of car...

Web-Based Relaxation Intervention for Stress During Social Isolation: Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Relaxation practices might be helpful exercises for coping with anxiety and stressful sensations. They may be of particular utility when used in web-based interventions during periods of social isolation. Objective: This randomized study aime...

Using telehealth groups to combat loneliness in older adults through COVID-19

The letter briefs about the effectiveness of telehealth groups to combat loneliness in older adults through COVID-19. Few group interventions have been developed and validated to help alleviate loneliness in older adults. One psychosocial intervention tha...

The rotation of medical staff in July 2020 post COVID-19

The article briefs about effect of rotation of medical staff in July 2020 post COVID-19. As we reach the mid-summer of 2020, it is usual in Irish medical circles to anticipate the largest annual changeover of medical staff in our hospitals and services. S...

The Remote Influence of Nursing Leadership

Maintaining connection and support of staff amid the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) was difficult. One nurse leader conscientiously sent “Monday morning messages” to assure consistent inspirational communication with staff...

The psychological impact of the coronavirus disease pandemic on hospital workers in Daegu, South Korea

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the immediate stress and psychological impact experienced by healthcare workers and other personnel during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic., METHOD: The sample consisted of 2554 hospital workers (i.e., phy...

The Psychological Experience and Intervention in Post-Acute COVID-19 Inpatients

PURPOSE: COVID-19 patients faced first-hand the life-threatening consequences of the disease, oftentimes involving prolonged hospitalization in isolation from family and friends. This study aimed at describing the psychological intervention to address the...

The mental health of doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic

Doctors experience high levels of work stress even under normal circumstances, but many would be reluctant to disclose mental health difficulties or seek help for them, with stigma an often-cited reason. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis plac...

The mental health impact of the covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers, and interventions to help them: A rapid systematic review

•Healthcare workers’ mental health problems correlate with organizational factors such as workload and exposure to covid-19 patients.•Healthcare workers are more interested in occupational protection, rest, and social support than in professional psycholo...

The hierarchy of preventive measures to protect workers against the COVID-19 pandemic: A review

Background: The high spread rate of coronaviruses, specifically severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has raised concerns about the spread of the disease in crowded occupational environments. The risk of occupational exposure to co...

Technical Note: Protection of Children during the Coronavirus Pandemic (v.1)

Infectious diseases like COVID-19 can disrupt the environments in which children grow and develop. Disruptions to families, friendships, daily routines and the wider community can have negative consequences for children’s well-being, development and prote...

Supporting Intimate Partner Violence Survivors and Their Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stress reduction techniques for health care providers dealing with severe Coronavirus infections (SARS, MERS, and COVID-19): A rapid review

Objective: A rapid review was conducted to identify the most effective stress reduction techniques for health care providers dealing with patients infected with severe coronavirus (SARS, MERS, and COVID-19). Methods: PubMed, PsychInfo, Embase, and CINAHL ...

Strategies and resources for nurse leaders to use to lead with empathy and prudence so they understand and address sources of anxiety among nurses practising in the era of COVID-19

AimsIdentify strategies and resources for nurse leaders to use to lead with empathy and prudence to improve quality of care and to ease the psychological toll on nurses caring for patients with COVID-19. BackgroundIn a 2020 report, clinicians caring for ...

Social and economic vulnerable groups during the Covid-19 pandemic

This rapid review is mainly based on searching the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s systematic living map on COVID-19 related evidence. One author assessed the relevance of each reference based on titles and abstracts. Both Authors’ included studies...

Self-care of frontline health care workers: During COVID-19 pandemic

The world is amidst the COVID-19 pandemic that has used social distancing as a tool for containing the virus from spreading exponentially among other individuals. Previous literature suggests that human contact and attachment is a key for well-being which...

School Nurses on the Front Lines of Healthcare: The Approach to Maintaining Student Health and Wellness During COVID-19 School Closures

In response to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, most states in the United States enacted statewide school closures, ranging in duration from 1 month to the remainder of the academic year. The extended durations of these closures pre...

Remote support to victims of violence against women and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

Purpose: This paper aims to characterize the type of support provided to victims of violence against women and domestic violence (VAWDV) during the first lockdown, assessing the training of professionals to use remote support (RS). Design/methodology/appr...

Resilience and emotional support in health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 spread throughout China, Europe, and other countries, making it the third introduction of a large-scale, highly pathogenic epidemic coronavirus in humans in the 21st century. It is relevant to highlight that older adults and people with underlyin...