Mental Wellbeing of Nursing Staff during the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Cultural Perspective

The mental health of healthcare professionals, in general, and nursing staff, in particular, has been challenged in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak throughout the world. During previous outbreaks such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), psychological distress in emergency frontline nursing staff appeared gradually. Fear, anxiety, depression, psychological symptoms, posttraumatic symptoms and general decrease in overall wellbeing were observed (Wu et al., 2009). Isolation, high-risk working conditions, and direct contact with infected individuals could become immediate factors of mental health problems in emergency frontline nursing staff.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research