Systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicidal behaviour amongst health and social care workers across the world.

COVID-19 Healthcare and social care workers Suicidal thoughts and behaviour

Journal

Journal of affective disorders reports
ISSN: 2666-9153
Titre abrégé: J Affect Disord Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101773676

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Historique:
received: 06 08 2021
revised: 09 11 2021
accepted: 12 11 2021
entrez: 29 11 2021
pubmed: 30 11 2021
medline: 30 11 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of healthcare and social care workers, and its potential effect on suicidal thoughts and behaviour is of particular concern. This systematic review identified and appraised the published literature that has reported on the impact of COVID-19 on suicidal thoughts and behaviour and self-harm amongst healthcare and social care workers worldwide up to May 31, 2021. Out of 37 potentially relevant papers identified, ten met our eligibility criteria. Our review has highlighted that the impact of COVID-19 has varied as a function of setting, working relationships, occupational roles, and psychiatric comorbidities. There have been no completed cohort studies comparing pre- and post-pandemic suicidal thoughts and behaviours. It is possible some papers may have been missed in the search. The current quality of evidence pertaining to suicidal behaviour in healthcare workers is poor, and evidence is entirely absent for those working in social care. The clinical relevance of this work is to bring attention to what evidence exists, and to encourage, in practice, proactive approaches to interventions for improving healthcare and social care worker mental health.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of healthcare and social care workers, and its potential effect on suicidal thoughts and behaviour is of particular concern.
METHODS METHODS
This systematic review identified and appraised the published literature that has reported on the impact of COVID-19 on suicidal thoughts and behaviour and self-harm amongst healthcare and social care workers worldwide up to May 31, 2021.
RESULTS RESULTS
Out of 37 potentially relevant papers identified, ten met our eligibility criteria. Our review has highlighted that the impact of COVID-19 has varied as a function of setting, working relationships, occupational roles, and psychiatric comorbidities.
LIMITATIONS CONCLUSIONS
There have been no completed cohort studies comparing pre- and post-pandemic suicidal thoughts and behaviours. It is possible some papers may have been missed in the search.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The current quality of evidence pertaining to suicidal behaviour in healthcare workers is poor, and evidence is entirely absent for those working in social care. The clinical relevance of this work is to bring attention to what evidence exists, and to encourage, in practice, proactive approaches to interventions for improving healthcare and social care worker mental health.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100271 PMID: 34841385 PMC: PMC8607051
pubmed: 34841385
doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100271
pii: S2666-9153(21)00193-1
pmc: PMC8607051
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

100271

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Authors.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Emily Eyles (E)

National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Paul Moran (P)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol, NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Chukwudi Okolie (C)

Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Swansea, UK.

Dana Dekel (D)

Population Psychiatry, Suicide and Informatics, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

Catherine Macleod-Hall (C)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Roger T Webb (RT)

Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester, UK.

Lena Schmidt (L)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
Sciome LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.

Duleeka Knipe (D)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Mark Sinyor (M)

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada.

Luke A McGuinness (LA)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Ella Arensman (E)

School of Public Health and National Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Keith Hawton (K)

Centre for Suicide Research, University Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.

Rory C O'Connor (RC)

Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Nav Kapur (N)

Division of Psychology and Mental Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Manchester, UK.
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.

Siobhan O'Neill (S)

School of Psychology, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK.

Babatunde Olorisade (B)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Hung-Yuan Cheng (HY)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Julian P T Higgins (JPT)

National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK.
Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol, NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

Ann John (A)

Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Swansea, UK.
Population Psychiatry, Suicide and Informatics, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

David Gunnell (D)

Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol, NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

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