2021
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.732539
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Mental Health Needs Assessment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Consensus Based on Delphi Study

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed significant gaps in mental health in terms of unrecognized and unmet needs. The goal was to accurately assess the needs and identify gaps in this area during the epidemiological crisis. A Delphi study to identify the needs was conducted with a group of decision-makers, experts, and users of mental health services. A starting point of the Delphi study was prepared in two working groups, based on recognizable international recommendations and experiences of the practitioners fr… Show more

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“…Prioritizing Mental Health of the personnels at grassroots CDCs A vast majority of the interviewees reported increased workloads and signi cant psychological and physical stress following the outbreak of COVID-19, which aligned with the research regarding the emotional state of the personnels at the Beijing CDCs [21][22][23][24] . The current workload involves extensive epidemiological investigations and disinfection tasks, leading to high-intensity work hours and increased risk of infection, consequently posing anxiety and depression among disease control personnels.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 64%
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“…Prioritizing Mental Health of the personnels at grassroots CDCs A vast majority of the interviewees reported increased workloads and signi cant psychological and physical stress following the outbreak of COVID-19, which aligned with the research regarding the emotional state of the personnels at the Beijing CDCs [21][22][23][24] . The current workload involves extensive epidemiological investigations and disinfection tasks, leading to high-intensity work hours and increased risk of infection, consequently posing anxiety and depression among disease control personnels.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 64%
“…Maintaining a positive and healthy mental state is critical in enhancing the emergency response capabilities of disease control personnels [25] . Therefore, close attention should be paid to the psychological well-being of the personnels at grassroots CDCs, offering guidance and practical support to alleviate their anxiety and stress effectively [22,26] . At the same time, training programs to promote healthcare workers' mental health was suggested in many studies [22,24] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%