Interventions to Support Mental Health among Those with Health Conditions That Present Risk for Severe Infection from Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Scoping Review of English and Chinese-Language Literature

Abstract

This study aimed to address knowledge gaps related to the prevention and management of mental health responses among those with a condition that presents risk of severe COVID-19 infection. A scoping review that mapped English and Chinese-language studies (2019–2020) located in MEDLINE (Ovid), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycInfo, Sociological Abstracts, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, and Airiti Library was undertaken. Search terms related to COVID-19, mental health, and physical health were used and articles that included all three of these factors were extracted (n = 77). With the exception of one hospital-based pilot study, there were no intervention studies targeting mental health in those at risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Promising practices such as integrated care models that appropriately screen for mental health issues, address health determinants, and include use of digital resources were highlighted. Patient navigator programs, group online medical visits, peer support, and social prescribing may also support those with complex needs. Future policies need to address digital health access inequities and the implementation of multi-integrated health and social care. Furthermore, research is needed to comprehensively assess multi-integrated interventions that are resilient to public health crises.

A Rapid Realist Review of Effective Mental Health Interventions for Individuals with Chronic Physical Health Conditions during the COVID-19 Pandemic Using a Systems-Level Mental Health Promotion Framework

“…These standards have specific criteria for document selection and to determine relevance and rigor. The RRR was undertaken alongside a scoping review [ 9 ] that yielded key documents that we used to develop CMOs for each systems level within our initial programme theory (See Figure 1 ). The published scoping review includes inclusion and exclusion criteria and quality assessment criteria [ 9 ].…”

“…For the scoping review and the RRR, stakeholders representing each of the three systems levels of the framework were included throughout the project lifecycle to add rigor to the review process. Stakeholders helped to frame review questions, they provided useful literature from non-academic sources, and they attended fortnightly meetings to develop policy recommendations from the scoping review [ 9 ]. Stakeholders also contributed to validation of the programme theory and CMOs for the RRR.…”

“…A recent scoping review conducted by our team [ 9 ] focused on interventions to prevent and manage mental health challenges among those with a physical condition that presents risk of severe COVID-19 infection. Our scoping review revealed that anxiety and depression were the most commonly reported mental health conditions for individuals with chronic physical health conditions during COVID-19.…”

“…Our scoping review revealed that anxiety and depression were the most commonly reported mental health conditions for individuals with chronic physical health conditions during COVID-19. Increased levels of adverse mental health conditions were associated with barriers to resources (e.g., health care team support); lack of control (e.g., ability to adhere to treatment regimen); or concern with contracting COVID-19 [ 9 ].…”

Is It Possible to Prevent Sars-Cov-2 Infection in a Non-Infectious Diseases Ward during the Pandemic on the Example of a Diabetes Clinic Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland?

“…Anxiety and depression were the most common reported mental health conditions for individuals with chronic diseases during COVID-19. Furthermore, several coping practices were described in the reviewed literature but not formally evaluated [10]. From our point of view, the information about the availability of reliable centers treating diabetes and its complications during epidemic may be another factor decreasing the epidemic-related level of anxiety.…”