International Journal of Nursing

Investigation of Nurses’ Mental Status during Covid-19 Outbreak - A Systematic Review
Pappa Despoina, Dafogianni Chrysoula

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appeared unexpectedly as an epidemic outbreak from Wuhan city, in China. It was spread quite fast globally, raising governments’ awareness about possible public health threat leading many countries to take restrictive measures in order to protect their citizens. Nursing staff is among frontline healthcare workers that are exposed daily in such cases providing care to patients by all means. AIM: This review aims to investigate the psychological impact of this outbreak on nurses working under high-demanding situations. METHOD: The design of this study was about a systematic research review. Search procedure was based on specific databases using keywords for nurses and the COVID-19 pandemic. RESULTS: 41 reports of original researches were found after criteria justification and databases search. Studies with nursing population and time limitation from December 2019 to March 2020 along with the presentation of COVID-19 outbreak were included. Finally, 6 reports were included in this review. CONCLUSION: Reporting severe symptoms of anxiety, fear, depression and many other negative emotions, it is urgent for hospital administrations to apply efficient measures for nurses to empower their mental health status during COVID-19 pandemic.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/ijn.v7n1a8