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, Mikel, Serrano Ibáñez, Elena R., Vega, Ariadna de la, Gómez Pulido, M. Almudena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palabra clave:Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Personal de salut pública
Salut mental
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Public health personnel
Mental health
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spelling Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic reviewVarela, CarmenMontero, MikelSerrano Ibáñez, Elena R.Vega, Ariadna de laGómez Pulido, M. AlmudenaPandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-Personal de salut públicaSalut mentalCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-Public health personnelMental healthHealthcare 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.Wiley2023info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/218325Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Clínica i Psicobiologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat en: https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3246Stress and Health, 2023, vol.39, pp. 944-955https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3246cc by (c) Varela, Carmen et al., 2023http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2183252026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
spellingShingle Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
Varela, Carmen
Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Personal de salut pública
Salut mental
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Public health personnel
Mental health
title_short Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_full Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_fullStr Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_sort Psychological interventions for healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Varela, Carmen
Montero, Mikel
Serrano Ibáñez, Elena R.
Vega, Ariadna de la
Gómez Pulido, M. Almudena
author Varela, Carmen
author_facet Varela, Carmen
Montero, Mikel
Serrano Ibáñez, Elena R.
Vega, Ariadna de la
Gómez Pulido, M. Almudena
author_role author
author2 Montero, Mikel
Serrano Ibáñez, Elena R.
Vega, Ariadna de la
Gómez Pulido, M. Almudena
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Personal de salut pública
Salut mental
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Public health personnel
Mental health
topic Pandèmia de COVID-19, 2020-
Personal de salut pública
Salut mental
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
Public health personnel
Mental health
description 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.
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