Mental health impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers versus adults in Africa

BackgroundThis review mapped the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) and the adult general population in Africa.AimThe study focussed on anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide cases to determine the imp...

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Veröffentlicht in:African journal of primary health care & family medicine Jg. 16; H. 1; S. e1 - 6
Hauptverfasser: Mulondo, Mutshidzi, Ndlovu, Sithembiso, Ndirangu, James, Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: South Africa AOSIS 29.02.2024
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
AOSIS Publishing
Schlagworte:
adult general population
Africa
Anxiety
Biology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Dementia
Disease
Health care
Health Care Sciences & Services
Health problems
healthcare workers
Industrialized nations
Librarians
Low income groups
Medical personnel
Medicine, General & Internal
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
pandemic
Pandemics
Post traumatic stress disorder
Questionnaires
Review
Search strategies
Suicide
South Africa
North Africa
Africa
COVID-19
adult general population
pandemic
healthcare workers
mental health
Africa
ISSN:2071-2928, 2071-2936, 2071-2936
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundThis review mapped the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) and the adult general population in Africa.AimThe study focussed on anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide cases to determine the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of the selected population.MethodA scoping review was conducted on relevant database and search engines. The search resulted in 143 studies. Five studies met the inclusion criteria for synthesis.ResultsResults indicated anxiety was more prevalent among HCWs as opposed to the adult general population, which was in the rise of suicide cases. Among HCWs, mental health was negatively impacted by the loss of their infected patients and concerns over infecting family members. The adult general population was impacted because of isolation and their fear of contracting the virus.ConclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic led to the increase of mental health issues among HCWs as evidenced by a high prevalence of anxiety compared to that of the adult general population. There was, however, a rise in depression and suicide cases among the adult general population.ContributionThis study will assist in adding more knowledge to build a robust and responsive strategy to mental health problems during and post-pandemics like COVID-19. Strategies that have appeared effective in combatting the impact of COVID-19 on mental health include support packages established for frontline HCWs such as social media online chat groups.
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ISSN:2071-2928
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DOI:10.4102/phcfm.v16i1.4175