Mental health of healthcare workers of Latin American countries: a review of studies published during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify and review articles that evaluated mental health of HCW of Latin American countries (except Brazil), published during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic.

Method

We systematically searched EMBASE, PsycINFO, Scopus, PUBMED/ Medline, Web of Science, PePSIC, and Scielo for articles published during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two independent researchers reviewed titles and abstracts and then, for eligible studies, extracted data from full texts. Outcomes included mental health variables, country where the study was conducted, period of data collection, healthcare professional categories, study design, mental health measurements and main outcomes. The quality and risk assessment was also performed.

Results

Out of 248 records identified, 24

SUBMITTER: Rosales Vaca KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8900936 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature