Rapid Evidence Assessment of Mental Health Outcomes of Pandemics for Health Care Workers: Implications for the Covid-19 Pandemic

摘要: Background: Little is known about the long-term mental health (MH) impact of Covid-19 pandemic on care workers (HCWs). However, synthesising knowledge from past pandemics can help to anticipate this, along with identifying interventions required, when, and target populations most in need. This paper provides a balanced evaluation what currently short- MH impacts HCWs effect methodological limitations claims. Method: A rapid evidence assessment (REA) was conducted 41 studies published two decades that examined outcomes for relation pandemics. Results: Findings literary synthesis highlight common across pandemics, including increased stress, distress, burnout, anxiety short-term, post-traumatic stress depression long-term. also show key role organisations public bodies play promoting adaptive coping reducing worries emotional psychological distress caused by this. Evidence highlights particular groups at risk developing issues (contact patients are infected, having children), time points where may increase (initial response phase, when quarantined). inconsistencies measures, analysis, reporting all create pooling data. Conclusions: be used researchers provide framework inform future research will assist responding policy makers service planners an evidence-led brief direction base related initiatives, or programmes.