A Review of Psychological Issues among Patients and Healthcare Staff during Two Major Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks in China: Contributory Factors and Management Strategies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology of the Literature Review and Overall Results of the Literature Search
3. Psychological Issues of SARS Patients during the SARS Epidemic
4. Psychological Issues of COVID-19 Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic
5. Psychological Issues of Healthcare Staff during the SARS Epidemic
6. Psychological Issues of Healthcare Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic
7. Factors contributing to Psychological Issues among Patients during the Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks
7.1. Perceived Threats to Life
7.2. Being Quarantined
7.3. Uncertainty about Health Status
8. Factors Contributing to Psychological Issues among Healthcare Staff during the Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks
8.1. Heavy Workload
8.2. Concerns about Patients’ Conditions and Feeling Helplessness in Quality Care Provision
8.3. Requirement to Wear Protective Gear
8.4. Being Quarantined
8.5. Fear of Being Infected
8.6. Concerns about Families Being Infected
9. Strategies for addressing Psychological Issues among Patients and Healthcare workers during Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks
9.1. Strategies for Patients
9.2. Strategies for Healthcare Staff
10. Discussion
10.1. Implications for Practice
10.2. Implications for Further Research
10.3. Strengths and Limitations
11. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chow, K.M.; Law, B.M.H.; Ng, M.S.N.; Chan, D.N.S.; So, W.K.W.; Wong, C.L.; Chan, C.W.H. A Review of Psychological Issues among Patients and Healthcare Staff during Two Major Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks in China: Contributory Factors and Management Strategies. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 6673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186673
Chow KM, Law BMH, Ng MSN, Chan DNS, So WKW, Wong CL, Chan CWH. A Review of Psychological Issues among Patients and Healthcare Staff during Two Major Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks in China: Contributory Factors and Management Strategies. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(18):6673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186673
Chicago/Turabian StyleChow, Ka Ming, Bernard M.H. Law, Marques S.N. Ng, Dorothy N.S. Chan, Winnie K.W. So, Cho Lee Wong, and Carmen W.H. Chan. 2020. "A Review of Psychological Issues among Patients and Healthcare Staff during Two Major Coronavirus Disease Outbreaks in China: Contributory Factors and Management Strategies" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18: 6673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186673