The impact of violence on healthcare workers' mental health in conflict based settings amidst COVID-19 pandemic, and potential interventions: A narrative review.

Autor: Rija A; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Islam Z; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Bilal W; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Qamar K; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Gangat SA; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Abbas S; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Mirha HT; Department of Medicine CMH Lahore Medical College Lahore Pakistan., Mohanan P; Medical University Sofia Sofia Bulgaria., Rahmat ZS; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Shaeen SK; Faculty of Medicine, Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan., Djedid SNK; Faculty of Medicine University of Tlemcen Tlemcen Algeria., Essar MY; Kabul University of Medical Sciences Kabul Afghanistan., Kashyap R; Critical Care Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health science reports [Health Sci Rep] 2022 Nov 06; Vol. 5 (6), pp. e920. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 06 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.920
Abstrakt: Healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced an increased amount of mental health struggles amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. However, those in conflict-based settings with fragile healthcare systems meet additional challenges. This study reviews violence, conflict and mental health among HCWs in five countries: Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Afghanistan and Lebanon. Our study reports that HCWs are targeted by violence, bombings, mistreatment and different forms of abuse, including verbal and physical. With the additional burdens of the pandemic including prolonged working hours, limited resources and insufficient humanitarian aid, the healthcare workers fall victim to increased levels of burnout and mental illnesses. The situation leads to dire consequences on their personal lives and professional development, compelling them to quit their job or country all together. Although healthcare workers remain resilient in these conflict-based settings, immediate interventions are required to prevent violence against them and cater to their rapidly declining mental health.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(© 2022 The Authors. Health Science Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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