TY - JOUR
T1 - Support the frontliners-good initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare workers across the world
T2 - is this what we really need?
AU - Karaliuniene, Ruta
AU - Nagendrappa, Sachin
AU - Jatchavala, Chonnakarn
AU - Ojeahere, Margaret Isioma
AU - Ullah, Irfan
AU - Bytyçi, Drita Gashi
AU - Ogunnubi, Oluseun Peter
AU - Cherro, Michele
AU - Shalbafan, Mohammadreza
AU - Noël, Camille
AU - Gonzalez-Diaz, Jairo M.
AU - Vadivel, Ramya
AU - Pereira-Sanchez, Victor
AU - Abu Slaih, Mohammad
AU - Shoib, Sheikh
AU - De Filippis, Renato
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
PY - 2022/11/14
Y1 - 2022/11/14
N2 - Healthcare workers have faced an unprecedented workload in overstretched health facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we describe various initiatives to support them. Psychological, financial and peer support, accommodation and meal services, proper personal protective equipment, applause and gratitude in the community, spiritual and religious life, child care and volunteering were identified. The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-permanent stress, burnout and other mental health problems among healthcare professionals-can be expected to grow. Continued monitoring is essential to bolster resilience among healthcare workers and prevent the possible consequences for their mental health.
AB - Healthcare workers have faced an unprecedented workload in overstretched health facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, and we describe various initiatives to support them. Psychological, financial and peer support, accommodation and meal services, proper personal protective equipment, applause and gratitude in the community, spiritual and religious life, child care and volunteering were identified. The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic-permanent stress, burnout and other mental health problems among healthcare professionals-can be expected to grow. Continued monitoring is essential to bolster resilience among healthcare workers and prevent the possible consequences for their mental health.
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U2 - 10.1192/bji.2022.6
DO - 10.1192/bji.2022.6
M3 - Research Article
AN - SCOPUS:85128497880
SN - 2056-4740
VL - 19
JO - BJPsych International
JF - BJPsych International
IS - 4
M1 - e6
ER -