Strategies to support the mental health and well-being of health and care workforce: a rapid review of reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Countries globally face challenges in educating, employing and retaining their health and care workforce, largely due to underinvestment in health systems. Health and care workforce report significantly greater levels of job-related burnout and mental health problems, which in turn are associated with poorer patient outcomes, increased medical errors, diminished quality and safety, decreased patient satisfaction, and reduced healthcare efficiency.

Objective

We conducted a rapid review of systematic reviews to evaluate the mental health and well-being of health and care workers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify interventions available at organizational and individual levels.

Methods

PubMed and Epistemonikos were searched for systematic

SUBMITTER: Frias CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11961965 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature