Mental health among healthcare personnel during COVID-19 in Asia: A systematic review

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with an insidious wave of psychological stress among healthcare personnel (HCP) in Asia. Mental exhaustion, burnout, fear, depression, anx-iety, insomnia, and psychological stress among HCPs have intensified a daunting challenge dur -ing the COVID-19 pandemic. The consequences of such stress may negatively impact patient and HCP safety. This review article reports the associations of mental health status attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic among HCP and their impact on patient safety, and infection pre-vention and control practices during pandemics. Copyright (c) 2021, Formosan Medical Association. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Automated summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant psychological stress among healthcare personnel in Asia, impacting their mental health and potentially compromising patient safety and infection prevention practices.