Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative review
Disease outbreaks can have an impact on one's mental health. A comprehensive knowledge about the psychological state of healthcare workers (HCWs) during disease outbreak is limited. This review aims to present HCWs' psychological issues due to multiple outbreaks in the past and present, in...
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| description | Disease outbreaks can have an impact on one's mental health. A comprehensive knowledge about the psychological state of healthcare workers (HCWs) during disease outbreak is limited. This review aims to present HCWs' psychological issues due to multiple outbreaks in the past and present, including SARS, MERS, Ebola, and COVID-19. The results indicated the presence of affective symptoms, paranoia, and decreased trust among HCWs. The review reveals the need of research to understand strategies and interventions that can enhance the well-being of HCWs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f47128bb35904de78df5c3920ec5515a2023-03-21T08:41:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community and Family Medicine2395-21132022-01-01815810.4103/IJCFM.IJCFM_112_20Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative reviewShweta SunilManoj Kumar SharmaDisease outbreaks can have an impact on one's mental health. A comprehensive knowledge about the psychological state of healthcare workers (HCWs) during disease outbreak is limited. This review aims to present HCWs' psychological issues due to multiple outbreaks in the past and present, including SARS, MERS, Ebola, and COVID-19. The results indicated the presence of affective symptoms, paranoia, and decreased trust among HCWs. The review reveals the need of research to understand strategies and interventions that can enhance the well-being of HCWs.http://www.ijcfm.org/article.asp?issn=2395-2113;year=2022;volume=8;issue=1;spage=5;epage=8;aulast=Sunildisease outbreakhealthcare workerspsychological issues |
| spellingShingle | Shweta Sunil Manoj Kumar Sharma Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative review Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine disease outbreak healthcare workers psychological issues |
| title | Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative review |
| title_full | Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative review |
| title_short | Psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers: A narrative review |
| title_sort | psychological impact of disease outbreaks on healthcare workers a narrative review |
| topic | disease outbreak healthcare workers psychological issues |
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