Mental Health of Healthcare Workers in Covid-19 Pandemic: Challenges and Impacts

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Table of Contents
CW1 – Summary of the content.......................................................................................................3
CW2 – Reflection on a small group presentation............................................................................5
CW3 – Detailed critique of academic paper by using CASP Tool..................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................10

CW1 – Summary of the content
The article explains the different issues and challenges which are faced by healthcare
workers in order to manage their overall mental health in the Covid-19 pandemic era. The
pandemic had an adverse impact on the mental stability of the healthcare workers due to the
immense pressure which is created on them to serve the community irrespective of the outbreak
(The mental health of healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review,
2020). These workers were entities to fulfil their job roles despite considering their own health
benefits which created a negative influence on their satisfaction and motivation levels. These
aspects have lead towards an increase in mental diseases among the healthcare workers such
which had a severe impact on the overall living standards. Stress became a part of their lives as
they have to deal with many patients at a time. This created a mess for these healthcare workers
which had a severe effect on their satisfaction and motivation levels in the industry.
The research on this topic indicates that healthcare workers were the most vulnerable to
the corona virus which creates a negative influence on their overall sustainability in the
environment. The healthcare professionals are unable to manage their satisfaction levels due to
these aspects as it creates issues for the business in the industry. The motivation levels of these
healthcare professionals decreased due to the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their
mental and physical health. The stress levels exceeded for the healthcare workers which created
discomfort for the businesses to grow and achieve success in industry. It became difficult for
them to overall come the fear of this pandemic which lead towards loss of their mental stability
and peace. Due to these aspects they are unable to manage their performance which is beneficial
for them to grow and achieve better sustainability in the industry.
The author describes that these pressure situations in the Covid-19 pandemic has
increased the demand for healthcare professionals in the industry. These professionals had to
face issues in order to manage their personal and professional lives. Lack of medical equipment,
resources and rooms in hospital further increased distress for the healthcare professionals
(Leisman and et.al., 2020). These aspects were inappropriate for the healthcare professional as
they have to deal with the inappropriate behaviour from the patients and their families. Anxiety,
depression, traumatic experiences were major issues which created a negative influence on the
overall health and sustainability of these individuals. The different type of viruses like Ebola,
Covid-19, MERS had a severe on the healthcare professionals at the first place in comparison

with the people. These individuals were facing distress due to the people were treating as the
viruses were in the atmosphere. It creates an element of fear and negatively impacts the overall
motivation levels of the individuals to take part in the success of their businesses effectively. By
analysing the psychological impacts of these aspects upon the healthcare professionals, it can be
found that dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic was far more difficult for these professionals that
the general population. On the other hand, the fake news and statistics further creates distress for
these professionals as it increased fear among them. The negative impact of these activities had
an adverse effect on the overall satisfaction levels of these individuals to deal with many patients
on a daily basis.
Anxiety was a major issue which was faced by this population due to the unfavourable
environment which is created in an around their working environment. It was not suitable for
them to stay mentally fit and focus on their personal healthcare and development. Various cases
of severe depression also came into light which was a major consequence of the mental
disturbance that was caused due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Low quality of sleep has been
experienced among the healthcare workers which lead towards diseases like insomnia
(Ludvigsson, 2020). These individuals were working consistently for double shifts as there were
many patients to deal with. Low quality of sleep disrupted the physical health of these
individuals also which was a negative factor for their overall stability in the environment.
Working in areas where the outbreak was serious created more pressure on these individuals
which lead towards stress conditions. Treating critical patients increased fear among the
healthcare workers as they were the most vulnerable to these aspects.
The Covid-19 pandemic had a major influence on the overall lifestyle of these healthcare
workers. Their sleep, diet, working hours etc. suffered which influenced their overall
sustainability in the medical industry. Death of colleagues and peer workers reduces the hope for
these HCW as they feel being in a similar position. The studies have shown that especially the
HCW were dealing with severe frustration as the people are dealing with the mental issues and
problems which are considered to decrease their mental stability and peace. Working in the high
risk departments by the HCW created massive distress to them in order to organize their daily
activities. Being quarantined at times due to the infection from the Covid-19 pandemic further
created discomfort for the healthcare workers to manage their success in the industry. It increases