Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact on the mental health of healthcare workers is extremely detrimental. It is imperative that the psychological health of all healthcare workers be protected. However, an often overlooked member of the healthcare frontline is the pharmacist. Pharmacists pr...
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| description | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact on the mental health of healthcare workers is extremely detrimental. It is imperative that the psychological health of all healthcare workers be protected. However, an often overlooked member of the healthcare frontline is the pharmacist. Pharmacists provide many types of essential services during the pandemic, which often cannot be done from a remote location. Being frontline healthcare workers, pharmacists have experienced an increase in the number of patients seen, the amount of screening and triage being done, the amount of COVID-19 information being delivered, the number of medication shortages, and the amount of workplace harassment taking place. These activities increase the amount of stress, burden, and frustration felt by pharmacists have a negative impact on their mental health and well-being. This article seeks to address the specific implications of COVID-19 on the mental health of pharmacists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac8546fb78624e51a3001ff57ed73e072023-12-07T15:28:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice2052-32112020-12-0113110.1186/s40545-020-00252-012315170Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19Ali Elbeddini0Cindy Xin Wen1Yasamin Tayefehchamani2Anthony To3Winchester District Memorial Hospital,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy,Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy,The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impact on the mental health of healthcare workers is extremely detrimental. It is imperative that the psychological health of all healthcare workers be protected. However, an often overlooked member of the healthcare frontline is the pharmacist. Pharmacists provide many types of essential services during the pandemic, which often cannot be done from a remote location. Being frontline healthcare workers, pharmacists have experienced an increase in the number of patients seen, the amount of screening and triage being done, the amount of COVID-19 information being delivered, the number of medication shortages, and the amount of workplace harassment taking place. These activities increase the amount of stress, burden, and frustration felt by pharmacists have a negative impact on their mental health and well-being. This article seeks to address the specific implications of COVID-19 on the mental health of pharmacists.http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-020-00252-0covid-19mental healthpharmacists |
| spellingShingle | Ali Elbeddini Cindy Xin Wen Yasamin Tayefehchamani Anthony To Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19 Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice covid-19 mental health pharmacists |
| title | Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19 |
| title_full | Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19 |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19 |
| title_short | Mental health issues impacting pharmacists during COVID-19 |
| title_sort | mental health issues impacting pharmacists during covid 19 |
| topic | covid-19 mental health pharmacists |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-020-00252-0 |
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