DISASTER MEDICINE No. 3•2022

https://doi.org/10.33266/2070-1004-2022-3

Review article

Mental Health of Medical Workers under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions

Rodionova A.D. 1, Plutnitskiy A.N. 1, Savchenko N.A. 2

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1 Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation

2 Central Research Institute of Organization and Informatization Health Care” of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation

UDC 616.895.4:614.23:578.834.1

Pp.   36–41

Summary. At different stages of its development, the world community has repeatedly faced various disasters, natural calamities and epidemics. COVID-19 pandemic was no exception, the consequences of which, one way or another, affected everyone, but mostly medical workers. It is in the conditions of the pandemic that common stress factors emerged and aggravated, many people experienced negative mental and psychological consequences of it. However, based on the accumulated experience and the rapid development of medicine, there is an opportunity to influence the preservation of mental health of any person, as well as to identify risks and to prevent negative consequences of the pandemic.

Preservation of mental health of medical workers is one of the most important tasks of public health. Factors influencing mental and psychological state of medical workers as well as possible organizational measures to support medical workers during the pandemic are considered in the article. 

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, emotional stress, medical workers, mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder

For citation: Rodionova A.D., Plutnitskiy A.N., Savchenko N.A. Mental Health of Medical Workers under COVID-19 Pandemic Conditions. Meditsina Katastrof = Disaster Medicine. 2022;3:36–41 (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33266/2070-1004-2022-3-36-41

 

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The material was received 29.08.22; the article after peer review procedure 06.09.22; the Editorial Board accepted the article for publication 23.09.22