scholarly journals Optimizing The Resilience of Healthcare Workers Against The COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-4
Author(s):  
Muchtar ◽  
Ray Wagiu Basrowi
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Identification Process ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Psychosocial Hazards ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers have physical and psychosocial pressure in carrying out their work. The requirement for healthcare workers in dealing with the pandemic is so high, the identification process for the resilience of healthcare workers is not going well. The purpose of this article is to review about how to optimize the resilience of healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 outbreak working conditions. Methods: This literature review is conducted in October 2021. Research related to the resilience of healthcare workers during COVID-19 Pandemic by using valid keywords, including resilience, healthcare workers, COVID-19 through ProQuest, ScienceDirect and SpingerLink. Results: A total of 10 articles were selected for the literature review. The process of self-reflection is one of the important things for healthcare workers. Optimizing relisience of healthcare workers by carrying out an efficient division of tasks to reduce workloads, give more attention to their needs, provide training and knowledge about digital applications to increase capacity in carrying out their work, provide mental health support for healthcare workers and creating a safe and comfortable work environment for them. Conclusions: Maintaining health during the COVID-19 pandemic is an important thing that needs to be done by healthcare workers. Stress management is an important factor in dealing with a pandemic. Create an assessment of the resilience of healthcare workers by detecting gaps, determining priorities, developing plans to prevent psychosocial hazards at all levels both individual and organizational levels.

scholarly journals STUDY LITERATURE REVIEW ADVOKASI KEBIJAKAN KESEHATAN MENTAL

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1043
Author(s):  
Sinta Ningrum ◽  
Heru Nurasa ◽  
Enjat Munajat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Mental Health Policy ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mental Health Policies

Mental health is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling, and protecting yourself so you can succeed in your daily life. However, the amount of stigma and ignorance of the rights of mental health sufferers makes support groups want to carry out policy advocacy. The author conducted a study literature review on mental health policy advocacy that has been done by previous researchers to find out various programs or ways to advocate for mental health management. This SLR shows that advocacy efforts can be carried out by distributing content on social media, communicative discussions, and health literacy tools. Increasing mental health support for policy advocacy will make the government wiser towards mental health policies and also facilitate health services for people with mental disorders.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Mental Health Prevention and Care for Healthcare Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Rolling ◽  
Amaury C. Mengin ◽  
Cédric Palacio ◽  
Dominique Mastelli ◽  
Morgane Fath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Care System

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exposed health professionals to high stress levels inducing significant psychological impact. Our region, Grand Est, was the most impacted French region during the first COVID-19 wave. In this context, we created CoviPsyHUS, local mental health prevention and care system dedicated explicitly to healthcare workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in one of this region's tertiary hospitals. We deployed CoviPsyHUS gradually in 1 month. To date, CoviPsyHUS comprises 60 mental health professionals dedicated to 4 complementary components: (i) a mental health support hotline (170 calls), (ii) relaxation rooms (used by 2,120 healthcare workers with 110 therapeutic workshops offered), (iii) mobile teams (1,200 contacts with healthcare staff), and (iv) a section dedicated to patients and their families. Among the critical points to integrate mental health care system during a crisis, we identified: (i) massive dissemination of mental health support information with multimodal communication, (ii) clear identification of the mental health support system, (iii) proactive mobile teams to identify healthcare professionals in difficulty, (iv) concrete measures to relieve the healthcare professionals under pressure (e.g., the relay in communication with families), (v) support for primary needs (body care (physiotherapy), advice and first-line therapy for sleep disorders), and (vi) psychoeducation and emotion management techniques. The different components of CoviPsyHUS are vital elements in meeting the needs of caregivers in situations of continuous stress. The organization of 4 targeted, modular, and rapidly deployable components makes CoviPsyHUS an innovative, reactive, and replicable mental health prevention and care system that could serve as a universal support model for other COVID-19 affected teams or other exceptional health crises in the future.

scholarly journals Impact of Stigma in Covid-19 Patient: A Litteratur Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-164
Author(s):  
Arif Nurma Etika ◽  
Endang Mei Yunalia ◽  
Erik Irham Lutfi ◽  
Wiwin Sulisyawati
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Search Engine ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
High Virulence ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
The Impact

Background: Covid - 19 is a disease that has a high virulence so it is easily transmitted, even now it has become a pandemic. Because the impact is mainly for people who have comorbid and also the mortality rate in patients and misleading media, so many people who give stigma to patients and their families. The stigma given to patients suffering from Covid-19 is thought to have a significant impact on the patient. Purpose: Aim of this study to analyze the impact of stigma on patients with Covid-19 Methods: the method used in writing this article is literature review. By using the google scholar search engine, Pubmed, DOAJ, Science Dirrect, Research Gate, with the keywords Covid, impact and Stigma, in 2020, the articles that meet the criteria are 6 articles. Results: Based on the existing analysis, it was found that stigma, both internal stigma and external stigma can affect the mental health of patients with co-19, in addition to other impacts also caused among them are socioeconomic problems Conclusion: It is recommended for health workers to provide mental health support for patients with Covid-19, in addition it is also necessary to have a policy that minimizes the negative impact caused

Assessment of Core Competency Status and Work Environment of Residential Mental Health Support Workers

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niall Morrison ◽  
Kevin Ronan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

The present study explored the current competency status of New Zealand residential mental health support workers (n = 121). Competency was assessed through the domains of skills, attitudes and perception of the work environment. Consistent with a recovery model, the National Mental Health Workforce Development Coordinating Committee (1999) put forward 10 basic core competencies that they recommended that all mental health workers should be able to demonstrate in their work practice. Skills and attitudes self-report measures were developed to assess participant performance on these competencies. In addition, a standard measure, the Ward Atmosphere Scale (Moos, 1996), was utilised to evaluate the perceived atmosphere of the participants' work environment. The aggregated results of this study appeared to show that participants were generally competent in a number of areas of work practice. However, deficiencies in critical areas of client support were identified on closer examination of the data. While superior education and training did appear to influence performance on certain competencies, some deficiencies were nevertheless reported by the more highly educated and trained participants. In addition, participants generally characterised their work settings in a negative manner such that it appears that many settings are not adhering to the philosophies of rehabilitation and recovery. Despite the identification of specific deficiencies, many participants did demonstrate a number of competencies combined with an encouraging commitment to professional growth.

The Essential Network (TEN): Protocol for an implementation trial of a digital-first mental health solution for Australian healthcare workers during COVID-19 (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew James Coleshill ◽  
Peter Baldwin ◽  
Melissa Black ◽  
Jill Newby ◽  
Tanya Shrestha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Implementation Strategy ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Mental Health Stigma ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Blended Care ◽  
Implementation Trial

BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare workers (HCWs) under severe stress, compounded by barriers to seeking mental health support among HCWs. The Essential Network (TEN) is a blend of digital and person-to-person (blended care) mental health support services for HCWs, funded by the Australian Federal Department of Health as part of their national COVID-19 response strategy. New blended services need to demonstrate improvements in mental health symptoms and test acceptability in their target audience, as well as review implementation strategies to improve engagement. OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this implementation trial is to design and test an implementation strategy to improve uptake of TEN. The secondary objectives are examining the acceptability of TEN among HCWs, changes in mental health outcomes associated with use of TEN, as well as reductions in mental health stigma among HCWs following use of TEN. METHODS The implementation trial contains three components: a consultation study with up to 39 stakeholders or researchers with implementation experience to design an implementation strategy; a longitudinal observational study of at least 105 healthcare workers to examine the acceptability of TEN and the effectiveness of TEN at one and six months in improving mental health (as assessed by Distress Questionnaire (DQ-5), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OBI-16), and Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)) and reducing mental health stigma (Endorsed and Anticipated Stigma Inventory (EASI)); and an implementation study where TEN service uptake analytics will be examined for three months before and after the introduction of the implementation strategy. RESULTS The implementation strategy, designed with input from the consultation and observational studies, is expected to lead to an increased number of unique visits to the TEN Website in the three months following the introduction of the implementation strategy. The observational study is expected to observe high service acceptability. Moderate improvements to general mental health (DQ-5, WSAS) and a reduction in workplace- and treatment-related mental health stigma (EASI) between the baseline and 1-month timepoints. CONCLUSIONS TEN is a first-of-kind blended mental health service available to Australian HCWs. The results of this project have the potential to inform the implementation and development of blended care mental health services, as well as how such services can be effectively implemented during crisis. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

scholarly journals Addressing Mental Health Needs of Health Care Workers through Peer Support Groups During the COVID-19 Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanner Thornsberry ◽  
Jill Nault Connors ◽  
Julie Welch ◽  
Julie Hayden ◽  
Jennifer Hartwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Frontline Healthcare Workers ◽  
The Impact

Background:  The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a high psychological burden on frontline healthcare workers. Often quarantined away from their families and with little downtime to process their experiences, those on the frontlines of the pandemic are experiencing pronounced levels of distress and significantly elevated rates of burnout. Although many wellness and psychological resources are available to providers, there is low uptake and little is known about their effectiveness. In this study, we assess the impact of group-based peer support sessions on symptoms of acute distress, anxiety and depression, and provider burn out.    Methods:  An established peer support model is adapted for use with groups of frontline healthcare workers that will participate in 6 to 8 weekly group sessions using videoconferences. The study approach is a phased feasibility to research design. During the feasibility phase, we will initially test the intervention in 3 groups of 8 providers using a quasi-experimental, pre- post analysis of change. If preliminary results are positive, we will scale the intervention and progress to a more rigorous study design using a differences-in-differences approach to assess change over time between exposure and non-exposure groups. Outcomes will be measured at baseline, intervention completion, and 3- and 6- month follow ups. During the feasibility phase we will assess intervention fidelity and conduct qualitative analysis to assess the effects of the pandemic on work, family and social life.     Results:  This is a work in progress. At present we have recruited 28 emergency medicine physicians and residents with a target start date of August 1, 2020.    Potential Impact:  We anticipate the results of this study will provide evidence in support of a recent call for “the use of non-clinical mental health support, such as social or peer support” from the American College of Emergency Physicians in conjunction with 42 leading professional organizations in medicine. In addition, results may lead to advocacy for improved policies that mitigate against “fear of resultant loss of licensure, loss of income, or other career setbacks” for seeking mental health support. 

scholarly journals The effectiveness of support groups: a literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 85-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Worrall ◽  
Richard Schweizer ◽  
Ellen Marks ◽  
Lin Yuan ◽  
Chris Lloyd ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Long Period ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support

Purpose Support groups are a common feature of the mental health support engaged by carers and consumers. The purpose of this paper is to update and consolidate the knowledge and the evidence for the effectiveness of mental health support groups. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a systematic literature review of relevant databases around support groups for mental health. Support groups are defined as meetings of people with similar experiences, such as those defined as carers of a person living with a mental illness or a person living with a mental illness. These meetings aim to provide support and companionship to one another. Findings The results show that there is a consistent pattern of evidence, over a long period of time, which confirms the effectiveness of mental health support groups for carers and people living with mental illness. There is strong, scientifically rigorous evidence which shows the effectiveness of professionally facilitated, family-led support groups, psychoeducation carers support groups, and professionally facilitated, program-based support groups for people living with mental illness. Research limitations/implications This research implies the use of support groups is an important adjunct to the support of carers and people with mental illness, including severe mental illness. Originality/value This research brings together a range of studies indicating the usefulness of support groups as an adjunct to mental health therapy.

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