Sixty health care staff that were questioned for their varied responses during this project, showed a commendable commitment despite facing some shortcomings and being busy in a totally new work culture. It was also noted during this project that the administration at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College...
The rapid spread of the disease created challenges for healthcare systems and forced healthcare workers to grapple with clinical and nonclinical stressors, including shortages of personal protective equipment, mortality and morbidity associated with...
more than 1200 health care workers from 34 hospitals in China providing COVID-19 care were surveyed from January 29 to February 3, 2020. At this time point, more than 10 000 patients in China had been diagnosed
The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency that has put significant stress on health systems globally, with multiple consequences in the well-being and mental health of populations. In the current pandemic, healthcare workers (HCW) are a group with a high risk of developing mental heal...
The effect on job loss in health care has not been distributed equally by area or sex. By March 2021, men had mostly recovered from their job loss. This was not true for women, particularly those working in nursing and residential care facilities. Even among health care workers who kept th...
most importantly, their loved ones. In short, COVID-19 has had an impact on all aspects of our lives, from financial to social interactions, family to business relations, and physical to mental health, especially healthcare workers who have been fighting coronavirus at the frontline4,5, and ...
most importantly, their loved ones. In short, COVID-19 has had an impact on all aspects of our lives, from financial to social interactions, family to business relations, and physical to mental health, especially healthcare workers who have been fighting coronavirus at the frontline4,5, and ...
Health-care workers involved in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic are often required to work in highly challenging conditions and may therefore be at increased risk of experiencing mental health problems. This Comment sets out a practical approach to protecting the mental health of health-care...
Pandemic and epidemic infectious diseases such as COVID-19 or MERS-CoV impose a significant level of anxiety and stress on healthcare workers who are caring of infected patients, with their main concern being the risk of transmitting the infection to their families or to acquire it themselves. ...
One of the main reasons why healthcare workers are in high demand is that a significant percentage of them are also succumbing to the disease. Since they are on the front lines, they are most exposed. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new light to how vital healthcare workers are. Even...