Psychological and mental health impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in China: A review

作     者：Carla Zi Cai Yu-Lan Lin Zhi-Jian Hu Li Ping Wong 

作者机构：Department of Epidemiology and Heath StatisticsSchool of Public HealthFujian Medical UniversityFuzhou 350122Fujian ProvinceChina Department of Social and Preventive MedicineFaculty of MedicineUniversity of MalayaKuala Lumpur 50603Malaysia 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Psychiatry》 (世界精神病学杂志)

年 卷 期：2021年第11卷第7期

页      面：337-346页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100205[医学-精神病与精神卫生学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：the Pilot Project of the Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology No.2020Y0005 

主　　题：Psychological Mental health COVID-19 Healthcare workers China 

摘      要：The coronavirus disease-19(COVID-19)pandemic has put healthcare workers in an unprecedented situation,increasing their psychological and mental health *** research has focused on the issues surrounding anxiety,depression,and stress among healthcare *** consequences of mental health problems on healthcare workers’physical health,health-compromising behaviours,suicide ideation,family relationships,and job satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic are not well *** psychological stress has known effects on an individual’s physical *** healthcare workers with preexisting comorbidities,psychological stressors may exacerbate their current health *** professionals are known to have a high risk of substance use,hence they may be at risk of development of substance use addiction or vulnerable to addiction *** COVID-19 healthcare workers are being pushed above and beyond their limits,possibly resulting in suicidal ***,the burden of high workload and burnout may also have serious manifestations in relationships with family and an intention to quit their *** studies should explore the above-mentioned deleterious consequences to provide insight into the development of mental healthcare strategies to combat the psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers during the COVID-19 *** is imperative to employ strategies to care for and policies to protect the psychological well-being of healthcare workers.