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The psychological impact of Covid-19 on front line nurses: a synthesis of qualitative evidence

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dc.contributor.authorGonzalez, Sara Huerta
dc.contributor.authorSelva-Medrano, Dolores
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Espuela, Fidel
dc.contributor.authorCaro-Alonso, Pedro Ángel
dc.contributor.authorNovo, André
dc.contributor.authorRodríguez-Martin, Beatriz
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-13T15:39:41Z
dc.date.available2021-12-13T15:39:41Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractCaring for people with COVID-19 on the front line has psychological impacts for healthcare professionals. Despite the important psychological impacts of the pandemic on nurses, the qualitative evidence on this topic has not been synthesized. Our objective: To analyze and synthesize qualitative studies that investigate the perceptions of nurses about the psychological impacts of treating hospitalized people with COVID-19 on the front line. A systematic review of qualitative studies published in English or Spanish up to March 2021 was carried out in the following databases: The Cochrane Library, Medline (Pubmed), PsycINFO, Web of Science (WOS), Scopus, and CINHAL. The PRISMA statement and the Cochrane recommendations for qualitative evidence synthesis were followed. Results: The main psychological impacts of caring for people with COVID-19 perceived by nurses working on the front line were fear, anxiety, stress, social isolation, depressive symptoms, uncertainty, and frustration. The fear of infecting family members or being infected was the main repercussion perceived by the nurses. Other negative impacts that this review added and that nurses suffer as the COVID-19 pandemic progress were anger, obsessive thoughts, compulsivity, introversion, apprehension, impotence, alteration of space-time perception, somatization, and feeling of betrayal. Resilience was a coping tool used by nurses. Conclusions: Front line care for people with COVID-19 causes fear, anxiety, stress, social isolation, depressive symptoms, uncertainty, frustration, anger, obsessive thoughts, compulsivity, introversion, apprehension, impotence, alteration of space-time perception, somatization, and feeling of betrayal in nurses. It is necessary to provide front line nurses with the necessary support to reduce the psychological impact derived from caring for people with COVID-19, improve training programs for future pandemics, and analyze the long-term impacts.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationGonzalez, Sara Huerta; Selva-Medrano, Dolores; Lopez-Espuela, Fidel; Caro-Alonso, Pedro Ángel; Novo, André; Rodríguez-Martin, Beatriz (2021). The psychological impact of Covid-19 on front line nurses: a synthesis of qualitative evidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. ISSN 1660-4601. 18, p. 1-17pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph182412975pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/24498
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectNursept_PT
dc.subjectPsychological distresspt_PT
dc.subjectQualitative researchpt_PT
dc.subjectSystematic reviewpt_PT
dc.titleThe psychological impact of Covid-19 on front line nurses: a synthesis of qualitative evidencept_PT
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oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume18pt_PT
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