How COVID-19 affects the mental health of health workers and patients
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2021
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Maltepe Üniversitesi
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Özet
Background: The effects that COVID-19 has in mental health patients and health workers, caused by the acute nature of the virus and the social distancing orders, based on quarantine terms. Adding the reasons behind the emotional distress of the working stuff, plus the patients whom are in need for coping mechanism and solutions for the avoidance of burnout. Objective: To examine how COVID-19 has affected mental health of health workers plus patients and the causes of the emotional distress, with regard of finding solutions that minimize the stress. Design and method: A rapid scoping review focused on articles about recent studies for mental health, in health workers, COVID-19 patients and people with pre-existing mental conditions. The research was based on online published scientific data that were found by using Medline’s, PubMed’s and Google scholar’s database for academic publications. Results: 14 published documents (10 of which were peer-reviewed, 2 issues briefs, 1 comment of a published journal and 1 survey results) were found in total. A lot of them presented the psychological effects of COVID-19 in health workers, factors that made the mentality worse, solutions and the reasons behind the emotional distress. Little evidence was found about the psychological situation of COVID-19’s patients and only 1 research was longitudinal. Discussion: Studying the literature some can realize the reasons behind the stress of health workers and COVID-19’s patients. Studies made it clear that nurses, among health professionals, developed higher symptoms of mental disorders (such as depression, anxiety, insomnia etc.), together with burnout. There are conflicting opinions whether PTSD syndrome is present or not. In addition, some may argue that professionals with the most mental health burden could not participate, based on their emotional exhaustion and workload. In various researches, health workers tend to not seek for help but prefer their own coping mechanisms, which do not seem to balance the stress. Regarding COVID-19’s patients, it increases stress and can lead to the development of mental health condition or a relapse of an already existing one, affecting positively the mortality. Stress factors are, the lack of effective therapy and understanding, something that triggers health workers too. Psychological plus neurological problems may be due to COVID-19 affecting the brain by inducing a cytokine response and causes harm. Conclusion: Major necessity for longitudinal research to study the outcomes of emotional distress during a pandemic, solutions for stress in health workers and patients, plus more funding on equipment, research and staff.
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COVID-19, health workers, COVID-19’s patients, mental health, Professor Dimitris Theofanidis
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International Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congress
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Fragkedaki, A. (2021). How COVID-19 affects the mental health of health workers and patients. International Faculty of Medical Sciences and Nursing(MEDNS) Student Congress, Maltepe Üniversitesi. s. 98-99.
