Mental Health in Health Professionals Facing Covid-19: A Systematic Review

• Autor(a) principal: Scortegagna, Silvana Alba
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Lima, Eduardo dos Santos de, Pasian, Sonia Regina, Amparo, Deise Matos do
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/13709
• topic: profissionais de saúde; Covid-19; saúde mental; distúrbio da ansiedade; depressão; health professionals; Covid-19; mental health; anxiety disorders; depression; profesionales de la salud; Covid-19; salud mental; trastornos de la ansiedad; depresión

The objective was to systemically review the scientific literature findings on mental health indicators of health professionals engaged in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic. The review followed the PRISMA guideline recommendations, including articles published on this theme, excluding comments, editorials, and literature review articles. Twenty-eight articles were investigated concerning their country of origin, participants, methods used, mental health indicators (symptoms described), and main conclusions. There was great variation in the methodological strategies used in the studies (number of participants and instruments). However, the findings consistently appointed relevant alterations in recurring symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep changes in health professionals at the frontline in the fight against the pandemic. Interventions through online conversation groups conducted by mental health professionals could help combat the pandemic’s effects concerning the development of emotional problems.