Impact of COVID-19 Outbreaks on Psychological Problem of Nurses on a Multinational Basis: A Literature Review Sidik Awaludin (a), Elly Nurachmah (b), Dwi Novitasari (c)
a) School of Nursing, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
b) Faculty of Nursing, Indonesia University, Depok, Indonesia
c) Faculty of Health, Harapan Bangsa University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis that is causing physical and psychological problems in patients and healthcare workers. Nurses as the frontline of health care workers experience psychological problems from mild to severe.
Aim: The aim of this literarture review was to find out the impact of Covid-19 on psychological problem of nurses in several countries.
Design: A literature review reported following the PRISMA guidelines.
Data Sources: ProQuest, Google Scholar, Scopus and Science Direct are sought to identify published original English language, published from 1 December 2019 to 31 April 2020.
Results: Nine articles are included. The majority of articles published are in the form of observational studies originating from Chinese centers. There are other publications from Singapore, India, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, United Kingdom, and Lebanon. Based on the literature found in some of the countries mentioned above nurses experienced several psychological problems ranging from mild ones such as disappointed, anxiety, fear, stress, to severe ones such as depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Conclusion: The Covid-19 outbreak caused psychological problems in nurses such as disappointed, anxiety, fear, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder.
Keywords: Covid-19 outbreak; literature review; nurses; psychological problem
Topic: Mental Health, Community, Family Health and Gerontological Nursing
