Impacts of fighting against COVID-19 on critical care nurses'psychological and physical health:a literature review

作     者：Arisara Malairojsiri Arisara Malairojsiri

作者机构：Fundamental Nursing DepartmentAcademic Affairs DivisionThe Royal Thai Army Nursing CollegeRatchathewiBangkok10400Thailand 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Nursing》 (护理前沿（英文）)

年 卷 期：2023年第10卷第4期

页      面：381-392页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：critical care nurses ICU nurses COVID-19 physical health physical wellbeing psychological health psychological wellbeing 

摘      要：Objective:To provide insight into the effects of the coronavirus disease(COVID-19)pandemic on the physical and psychological health of critical care nurses in adult units.Methods:A systematic search through the CINAHL,MEDLINE,and EMbase databases were performed.Studies that addressed“critical care nurses,“COVID-19,“physical effect,and“psychological effectfrom different perspectives were reviewed.Results:A total of 42 ar ticles were reviewed based on 2 aspects:critical care nurses psychological and physical health.Negative emotions were the most common conditions:fear,anxiety,depression,and post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD).Burnout,falling ill and having thoughts of self-harm,fatigue,physical burden,sleeping disorders,and chronic work overload also adversely affected the nurses health.The nurses health deteriorated because of the changes in the unfamiliar working environment and processes,colossal workload and chronic exhaustion,worries about themselves and their families,social response,and witnessing the death toll.Conclusions:Critical care nurses experienced adverse effects of the institutional reaction,social response,and individuals reply to the COVID-19 pandemic upon their psychological and physical health.Suppor ting services and preparation for other unprecedented situations should be sustainably available.