Mental health of healthcare professionals in China during the new coronavirus pandemic: an integrative review

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify publishing related to the mental health of health professionals working in the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: an integrative review that included primary articles indexed in the Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Science Direct databases and US National Library of Medicine databases. The result analysis was performed descriptively, in four analytical categories. Results: The publishing involved aspects related to insufficient personal protective equipment, feelings of fear and stigma, the need for psychological and psychiatric support and the possibility of post-outbreak mental disorders. Conclusion: All mentioned aspects have a direct impact on the mental health of professionals, demanding the creation of strategies that minimize the emotional burnout of workers, considering that each country and culture reacts differently to the disease.

摘要 研究目的：明确与新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情一线医务工作者心理健康相关的学术文献发表情况。研究方法：本研究为整合性综述，纳入了收录于拉丁美洲与加勒比卫生科学文献数据库（Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences）、在线医学文献分析与检索系统（Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online）、护理及相关健康文献累积索引（Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature）、Scopus、Embase、Web of Science、Science Direct数据库以及美国国立医学图书馆数据库的原始研究文献。结果分析采用描述性分析方法，划分4个分析类别开展分析。研究结果：纳入文献涉及的主题包括个人防护装备不足、恐惧与病耻感、心理及精神支持需求，以及疫情后出现精神障碍的可能性等多个方面。研究结论：上述所有因素均会对医务工作者的心理健康产生直接影响，需制定针对性策略以缓解医护人员的职业倦怠，同时需考虑到不同国家及文化背景对疫情的反应存在差异。