Nadine Mulfinger1, Josefine Lampl1, Andreas Dinkel2, Kerstin Weidner3, Manfred E Beutel4, Marc N Jarczok1, Gerhard Hildenbrand5, Johannes Kruse6, Tanja Seifried-Dübon7, Florian Junne7, Petra Beschoner1, Harald Gündel1. 1. Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Ulm Albert-Einstein-Allee 23 89081 Ulm Deutschland Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 2. Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Klinikum rechts der Isar Fakultät Medizin Technische Universität München Deutschland. 3. Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der Technischen Universität Dresden Deutschland. 4. Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Universitätsmedizin Mainz Deutschland. 5. Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Märkische Kliniken GmbH Klinikum Lüdenscheid Deutschland. 6. Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg Deutschland. 7. Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Tübingen Deutschland.
Abstract
Psychological stress caused by epidemics among health care workers and implications for coping with the corona crisis: a literature review Objectives: COVID-19 has significantly changed the working and living conditions within a short period. Despite the milder course of the disease in comparison to other countries, employees in the German health care system are particularly affected by the massive impact of the disease on their professional and private lives. From a scientific point of view, summarized empirical evidence made during other epidemics and at the beginning of the COVID-19-pandemic is largely missing. Methods: Narrative review article, literature search on PubMed database. Results: A total of 56 studies were included, 35 of them on the SARS epidemic and seven on COVID-19; included studies reported overall increased stress levels, anxiety and PTSD symptoms due to health care work during various epidemics. Direct contact with patients, quarantine experiences and perceived health risks were further stress factors in epidemics. Participation in intervention studies enabled better management of epidemic-related situations. Conclusions: Healthcare workers are exposed to high workloads because of epidemics, which can have a variety of adverse effects. Recommendations are made for dealing with periods of high exposure during the COVID-19-pandemic.
Psychological stress caused by epidemics among health care workers and implications for coping with the corona crisis: a literature review Objectives:COVID-19 has significantly changed the working and living conditions within a short period. Despite the milder course of the disease in comparison to other countries, employees in the German health care system are particularly affected by the massive impact of the disease on their professional and private lives. From a scientific point of view, summarized empirical evidence made during other epidemics and at the beginning of the COVID-19-pandemic is largely missing. Methods: Narrative review article, literature search on PubMed database. Results: A total of 56 studies were included, 35 of them on the SARS epidemic and seven on COVID-19; included studies reported overall increased stress levels, anxiety and PTSD symptoms due to health care work during various epidemics. Direct contact with patients, quarantine experiences and perceived health risks were further stress factors in epidemics. Participation in intervention studies enabled better management of epidemic-related situations. Conclusions: Healthcare workers are exposed to high workloads because of epidemics, which can have a variety of adverse effects. Recommendations are made for dealing with periods of high exposure during the COVID-19-pandemic.
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COVID-19; Coping; Epidemics; Health Care Workers; Narrative Review; Psychological Stress
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