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J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Sep 22;43(3):490-492. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa278.

Results of mental support for health care professionals and mental care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

Lars de Vroege, Anneloes van den Broek

Affiliations

  1. Tranzo scientific center for Care and Welbeing, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
  2. Clinical Centre of Excellence for Body, Mind, and Health, GGz Breburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
  3. Department of Anxiety and Depression, GGz Breburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands.

PMID: 33501979 PMCID: PMC7928758 DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa278

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted into a global pandemic and continues to thrive until vaccines have been successfully developed and distributed around the world. The outcomes of COVID-19 contaminations range from death to minor health-related complaints. Furthermore, and not less significant, the increasing pressure on local as well as global health care is rising. In The Netherlands but also in other countries, further intensified regulations are introduced in order to contain the second wave of COVID-19, primarily to limit the number contaminations but also to prevent the health care professionals for giving in to the rising pressure on them. The results of the campaign for health care professionals in The Netherlands show that health care professionals are increasingly searching for information regarding psychological symptoms such as feeling of uncertainty, pondering and advice regarding the support of care teams. In this short update, we provide the results of the previous campaign and stress the importance of support after COVID-19 based on these results.

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health.

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