The Effect of COVID-19 Endemicity on the Mental Health of Health Workers

Kanneganti, Abhiram; Tan, Benjamin Yq; Tan, Melanie; Tan, Lifeng; Sia, Ching‐Hui; Chua, Ying Xian; Lim, Lucas; Suppiah, Cavert Maleena; Sim, Kang; Chan, Yiong Huak; Ooi, Shirley B.S.

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.059

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“…The mental health of HCWs in the context of COVID-19 is a serious threat [ 3 , 4 ], and measures to manage it are urgently needed [ 5 ]. At present, to protect the mental health of this population and reduce stress as much as possible, there is an emphasis on establishing tailored, effective stress reduction interventions [ 71 ].…”

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“…Moreover, women, younger nurses, frontline HCWs, and workers in areas with higher infection rates are more likely to be severely affected by mental health effects in HCW during the pandemic [ 3 ]. Mental health difficulties of HCWs can lead to burnout, worsening attitudes toward patient safety, and hindering the efficient and safe use of medical resources when they are important [ 4 ]. As a result, several countries are implementing initiatives to improve health and well-being in HCW in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most common of which are mental health initiatives [ 5 ].…”

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Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Kwon

Lee

2022

Healthcare

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Healthcare workers (HCWs) have suffered physical and psychological threats since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mind-body modalities (MBMs) can reduce the long-term adverse health effects associated with COVID-specific chronic stress. This systematic review aims to investigate the role of MBMs in managing the mental health of HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A comprehensive search was conducted using 6 electronic databases, resulting in 18 clinical studies from 2019 to September 2021. Meta-analysis showed that MBMs significantly improved the perceived stress of HCWs (standardized mean difference, −0.37; 95% confidence intervals, −0.53 to −0.21). In addition, some MBMs had significant positive effects on psychological trauma, burnout, insomnia, anxiety, depression, self-compassion, mindfulness, quality of life, resilience, and well-being, but not psychological trauma and self-efficacy of HCWs. This review provides data supporting the potential of some MBMs to improve the mental health of HCWs during COVID-19. However, owing to poor methodological quality and heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes of the included studies, further high-quality clinical trials are needed on this topic in the future.

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Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

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Lee

2022

Healthcare

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“…39 This was raised as a particular issue for studies conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. [38][39][40] Open access and questionnaire were significant negative predictors of response rate.…”

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“…36 37 Poor timing was particularly identified as an issue during the COVID-19 pandemic, with increased hospital staff workloads and additional ethical constraints in data collection at this time. [38][39][40] Other reasons suggested for low response rates were lack of incentives, questionnaire length, timing of distribution and survey fatigue. Table 1 provides a summary of the reasons used to explain low response rates.…”

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Predictors of response rates of safety culture questionnaires in healthcare: a systematic review and analysis

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Objectives Safety culture questionnaires are widely used in healthcare to understand how staff feel at work, their attitudes and views, and the influence this has on safe and high-quality patient care. A known challenge of safety culture questionnaires is achieving high response rates to enhance reliability and validity. This review examines predictors of response rates, explores reasons provided for low response rates and identifies strategies to improve those rates. Methods Four bibliometric databases were searched for studies assessing safety culture in hospitals from January 2008 to May 2022. Data were extracted from 893 studies that included a safety culture questionnaire conducted in the hospital setting. Regression was used to predict response rate based on recruitment and data collection methods (incentives, reminders, method of survey administration) and country income classification. Reasons for low response were thematically analysed and used to identify strategies to improve response rates. Results Of the 893 studies that used a questionnaire to assess safety culture in hospitals, 75.6% reported a response rate. Response rates varied from 4.2% to 100%, with a mean response rate of 66.5% (SD=21.0). Regression analyses showed that safety culture questionnaires conducted in low-income and middle-income countries were significantly more likely to yield a higher response rate compared with high-income countries. Mode of administration, questionnaire length and timing of administration were identified as key factors. Remote methods of questionnaire data collection (electronic and by post) were significantly less likely to result in a higher response rate. Reasons provided for low response included: survey fatigue, time constraints, and lack of resources. Conclusion This review presents strategies for researchers and hospital staff to implement when conducting safety culture questionnaires: principally, distribute questionnaires in-person, during meetings or team training sessions; use a local champion; and consider the appropriate time of distribution to manage survey fatigue.

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“…After almost two and a half years since the first wave, some authors have begun to reassess the pandemic’s impact on the mental well-being of the same sample of HCWs at different chronological points, evidencing that their mental health worsened during the pandemic’s second year [ 17 , 18 ]. For example, during the third wave of COVID-19 in Canada, Crowe et al described that the PTSD rates among critical care nurses (CNNs) had increased, even reaching levels up to 70%, when, before the health crisis, the maximum was around the 20% level [ 18 ].…”

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The Need for Psychological Support of Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Influence on Their Work

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Bernat-Adell

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The aim of this research was to analyze how the need for psychological support of health workers (HCWs) influenced the beliefs, perceptions and attitudes towards their work during the COVID-19 pandemic and to predict the need of psychological assistance. A descriptive transversal study was conducted based on a self-administered questionnaire distributed to health professionals working in the Canary Islands, Spain. The data were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-squared test and the linear trend test. The correlation test between ordinal and frequency variables was applied using Kendall’s Tau B. Multiple logistic regression was used to predict dichotomous variables. The sample included 783 health professionals: 17.8% (n = 139) of them needed psychological or psychiatric support. Being redeployed to other services influenced the predisposition to request psychological help, and HCWs who required psychological support had more negative attitudes and perceptions towards their work. After five waves of COVID-19, these HCWs reported to be physically, psychologically and emotionally exhausted or even “burned out”; they did not feel supported by their institutions. The commitment of health personnel to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic decreased after the five waves, especially among professionals who required psychological support.

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The Effect of COVID-19 Endemicity on the Mental Health of Health Workers

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References 62 publications

Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Systematic Review of Mind–Body Modalities to Manage the Mental Health of Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Era

Predictors of response rates of safety culture questionnaires in healthcare: a systematic review and analysis

The Need for Psychological Support of Health Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Influence on Their Work

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