COVID‐19 pandemic and health anxiety among nurses of intensive care units

The prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses

“…These numbers are close and highlight the possible impacts of COVID-19, on the mental health of people including patients, healthcare workers, children, students, and individuals in various sectors of the community ( Bao et al, 2020 ; Ryu et al, 2020 ; Chen et al, 2020 ). Increased workload, burnout, inadequate PPE, the risk of contracting the disease, and the challenge of making difficult moral decisions about care priorities during the pandemic have exposed healthcare workers to severe psychological pressures leading to mental disorders such as anxiety and depression ( Mokhtari et al, 2020 ). In a cross-sectional study of 939 healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shahin et al ( Şahin et al, 2020 ), the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression were observed in 60.2% and 77.6% of participants, respectively.…”

“…In a cross-sectional study of 939 healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shahin et al ( Şahin et al, 2020 ), the signs and symptoms of anxiety and depression were observed in 60.2% and 77.6% of participants, respectively. In the early stages of the pandemic in Italy, 10% of healthcare workers contracted Covid-19, of whom 3% died ( Mokhtari et al, 2020 ). These high infectivity and mortality rates can lead to anxiety and depression among healthcare workers around the world.…”

“…These high infectivity and mortality rates can lead to anxiety and depression among healthcare workers around the world. Furthermore, factors such as a high-risk workplace, a lack of clinical experience, young age, and a history of psychological disorders can contribute to the development of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers ( Salari et al, 2020 ; Mokhtari et al, 2020 ; Şahin et al, 2020 ).…”

“…In one study, 53.8% of respondents perceived the psychological impacts of COVID-19 as moderate to severe with the prevalence of related depression and anxiety as 16.5% and 28.8%, respectively( Wang et al, 2020 ). During epidemics, healthcare workers are susceptible to significant psychological stress related to exposure to disease, concerns about transmitting the infection to family members, shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE), longer working hours, and challenging decisions regarding the allocation of limited resources to patients ( Pfefferbaum and North, 2020 ; Shaukat et al, 2020 ; Mokhtari et al, 2020 ). The COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare workers around the world in an unprecedented situation.…”

The COVID‐19 pandemic and death anxiety in the elderly

“…Studies have shown that elders are more prone to anxiety due to reduced self-confidence, decreased activity and mobility, losing friends, reduced financial and physical independence, and chronic diseases. The most common type of this is death anxiety (Mohammadpour, Sadeghmoghadam et al 2018;Mokhtari, Moayedi et al 2020). Death anxiety is a feeling of panic, fear, or great worry caused by thinking of death, being detached from the world, or what that would happen after life.…”