Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

Healthcare professionals were especially vulnerable to pandemic, both to become infected and to develop a psychological problem. The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the effectiveness of psychological interventions for healthcare professionals in reducing the experienced psychological imp...

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Autores: Varela, Carmen, Montero Matellanes, M. Mikel, Serrano Ibáñez, Elena R., Vega Castelo, Ariadna M. de la, Gómez Pulido, Almudena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/220434
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220434
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ressenyes sistemàtiques (Investigació mèdica)
Personal sanitari
Intervenció psicològica
Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Medical personnel
Psychological intervention
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
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Sumario:Healthcare professionals were especially vulnerable to pandemic, both to become infected and to develop a psychological problem. The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the effectiveness of psychological interventions for healthcare professionals in reducing the experienced psychological impact. From the 405 identified studies, 10 were included in this review. Four databases were searched and the risk of bias of included studies was assessed. The studies considered were randomized controlled trials. The screening and selection process was conducted by two independent reviewers. All studies presented results related with depression, anxiety, and stress during pandemic. Six were delivered using new technologies. The most effective were two psychological interventions with frequent contact and feedback provided by a mental health professional. The psychological interventions compared with non-intervention groups presented more significant results than those compared with another intervention. The highlights of this systematic review were the urgency of designing effectiveness psychological interventions for healthcare professionals to reduce the emotional burden associate with this job. These interventions should be maintained over the time, supported by a professional and provided from the workplace. These proposals presented promising results but were more psychological resources than psychological interventions.