International Journal of Nursing

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals: Integrative Literature Review
Assunção Almeida, Eduarda Sousa, Marta Nunes, Rita Cunha, Rui Leite, Salomé Martins

Abstract
Background: During the pandemic of the infectious disease caused by the coronavirus (COVID - 19) it is important to discuss its impact on the mental health of Healthcare Professionals who work in a hospital environment. Objective: To analyse the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of Healthcare Professionals working in Hospital Services. Methodology: This is an Integrative Literature Review, where have been formulated the following question: What is the impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of Healthcare Professionals working in Hospital Services?” using the PICO method. The inclusion criteria were applied for articles published between 2019 and December 2021, qualitative and quantitative, and articles carried out in hospital services. The exclusion criteria were systematic literature reviews, integrative literature reviews, articles that do not address the topic under study, paid articles or that do not allow access to full text and duplicate articles. This selection process resulted in 5 articles that were submitted to a quality assessment. Results: In the analysis of the 5 studies, high levels of several psychopathological changes were identified in the health professionals questioned. These studies show high rates of anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disturbances, burnout, and common mental disorders. Conclusions: The levels of psychopathological changes were already significant in the pre-pandemic period. However, they worsened during the pandemic.

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