Integrating mental health in COVID-19 crisis: Staff mental health referral pathway
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- Study design and conductcitation
The staff mental health pathway was formulated based on evidence from prior studies.
“The DOP in liaison with human resources department formulated an evidence based pathway (Chen et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2020; Zhang et al., 2020) to address mental health needs of HCWs.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim3 of 3 sources checked- cites Chen et al., 2020 source
The paper’s main text (page not provided) describes a psychological intervention plan for medical staff and says its measures were adjusted after interviews with staff. It supports using the paper as evidence about ways to address staff mental health needs, but does not say the citing authors’ pathway was formulated from prior studies. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Liu et al., 2020 source
- cites Zhang et al., 2020 source
- Premisecitation
The psychological consequences of outbreaks remain largely unaddressed.
“Unfortunately, the psychological ramifications due to an outbreak’s direct and indirect effects remain widely unaddressed (Chan et al., 2016; Tandon, 2020).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked- cites Chan et al., 2016 source
- cites Tandon, 2020 source
In the main text (page not specified), Tandon describes both the direct and indirect mental-health effects of epidemics and says some colleagues initially dismissed psychiatry’s relevance to COVID-19. That supports a concern about underrecognition, but the paper does not establish that outbreaks’ psychological consequences remain widely unaddressed. (LLM, conf=0.82)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
- Study design and conductcitation
The staff mental health service was built on existing sparse resources.
“The service was free of cost and built on the existing sparse resources (Ahmad, 2007), with regular review of process in weekly meetings.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Ahmad, 2007 source
- The authors state this as an assumption: There is a limited number of trained mental health service providers.
- May combine two claims. 2
- Classified as probably not a substantial claim. 2
May combine two claims.
PremisecitationDuring outbreaks, healthcare workers experience intense pressure from increased workload, anxiety about contracting infection, fear of passing it to family, and fear of death.
“This is known to lead to immense pressure on all health care workers (HCW) due to increased workload, anxiety regarding acquiring infection or passing it on to a family member and fears of death (Chen et al., 2020; Adams and Walls, 2020)”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked- cites Chen et al., 2020 source
The paper’s main text says medical staff faced physical and psychological pressure and feared bringing the virus home to their families. It also says infection was not an immediate worry to the staff interviewed once they began work. It does not identify increased workload or fear of death as causes of their pressure; staff instead said they needed more rest. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Adams and Walls, 2020 source
May combine two claims.
PremisecitationThis pressure affects healthcare workers' attention, decision-making ability, and overall wellbeing.
“which also affects their attention and decision-making ability, and overall wellbeing (Maunder et al., 2008).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Maunder et al., 2008 source
Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).
Study design and conductreasoningThe Department of Psychiatry stored evaluation records in a separate folder to protect staff confidentiality.
“The record of the evaluation was maintained in a separate folder by the DOP to ensure staff confidentiality.”
- Also stated in: § Challenges · plain
“To address this, the record of the evaluation is maintained in a separate folder in lock and key by the DOP.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: Healthcare workers may resist seeking help due to fear of stigma and confidentiality concerns.
- Also stated in: § Challenges · plain
Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).
Interpretationnone givenThe described staff mental health pathway can be adapted to resource-limited settings in Pakistan and other countries, depending on each organization's service structure.
“The aforementioned pathway can be contextualized to resource limited settings in Pakistan and elsewhere according to the organizations’ respective service structure.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim- The authors state this as an assumption: There is a limited number of trained mental health service providers.
The paper relies on this without support.
AKUH experienced a surge of patients seeking assessment and treatment as COVID-19 cases and deaths rose.
“As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and fatalities increased, there was an influx of patients for assessment and treatment at AKUH, which is a quaternary care teaching hospital.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
Healthcare workers may resist seeking help due to fear of stigma and confidentiality concerns.
“1)Resistance to seek help and fear of stigma and confidentiality of HCWs.”
The authors state this as an assumption.
There is a limited number of trained mental health service providers.
“3)Limited number of trained mental health service providers.”
Cites
Mental health care for medical staff in China during the COVID-19 outbreak
Chen, Q., Liang, M., Li, Y., Guo, J., Fei, D., Wang, L., He, L., Sheng, C., Cai, Y., Li, X., et al. (2020) · The Lancet Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30078-x · Cited by 2,233 · cited 1× · see citing works
“We aspire to minimize the invisible burden of mental health illnesses on our HCWs, support and built on their capabilities towards a pathway of minimal employee under-performance and absenteeism (Harnois & Gabriel, 2000).”
Online mental health services in China during the COVID-19 outbreak
Liu, S., Yang, L., Zhang, C., Xiang, Y.-T., Liu, Z., Hu, S., & Zhang, B. (2020) · The Lancet Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30077-8 · Cited by 1,992 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The DOP in liaison with human resources department formulated an evidence based pathway (Chen et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2020; Zhang et al., 2020) to address mental health needs of HCWs.”
Supporting the health care workforce during the COVID-19 global epidemic
Adams, J. G., & Walls, R. M. (2020) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2020.3972 · Cited by 1,498 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The service was free of cost and built on the existing sparse resources (Ahmad, 2007), with regular review of process in weekly meetings.”
BackgroundZhang, J., Wu, W., Zhao, X., & Zhang, W. (2020) · Precision Clinical Medicine · doi:10.1093/pcmedi/pbaa006 · Cited by 554 · cited 1× · see citing works
“The DOP in liaison with human resources department formulated an evidence based pathway (Chen et al., 2020; Liu et al., 2020; Zhang et al., 2020) to address mental health needs of HCWs.”
Maunder, R. G., Leszcz, M., Savage, D., Adam, M. A., Peladeau, N., Romano, D., Rose, M., & Schulman, R. B. (2008) · Canadian Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1007/bf03403782 · Cited by 282 · see citing works
The COVID-19 pandemic, personal reflections on editorial responsibility
Tandon, R. (2020) · Asian Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102100 · Cited by 222 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Unfortunately, the psychological ramifications due to an outbreak’s direct and indirect effects remain widely unaddressed (Chan et al., 2016; Tandon, 2020).”
Bronkhorst, B., Tummers, L., Steijn, B., & Vijverberg, D. (2015) · Health Care Management Review · doi:10.1097/hmr.0000000000000026 · Cited by 137 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Unfortunately, the psychological ramifications due to an outbreak’s direct and indirect effects remain widely unaddressed (Chan et al., 2016; Tandon, 2020).”
BackgroundShortage of psychiatrists a problem in Pakistan
Ahmad, K. (2007) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(07)61397-x · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Chan, K. L., Chau, W. W., Kuriansky, J., Dow, E. A. A., Zinsou, J. C., Leung, J., & Kim, S. (2016) · The Psychosocial Aspects of a Deadly Epidemic · doi:10.5040/9798216002932.ch-021 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
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Revisiting COVID-19 and Occupational Mental Health
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- Authors
- Mansoor, M., Najam, S., Nadeem, T., Allaudin, S., Moochhala, M., & Asad, N.
- Affiliations
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Corresponding author
- Mansoor, Marium
- Najam, Shireen
- Venue
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-12
- Volume
- 54
- Pages
- 102339
- ISSN
- 1876-2018 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7388751
- OpenAlex
- W3045517480
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 0.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (submittedVersion)
- eCommons - AKU (Aga Khan University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Keywords
- workplace mental health, COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adult, Mental Disorders, Delivery of Health Care, Health Personnel, Humans, Mental Health Services, Pakistan, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Referral and Consultation, Social Stigma
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