Asian-Pacific perspective on the psychological well-being of healthcare workers during the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nicholas W S ChewJinghao Nicholas NgiamBenjamin Yong-Qiang TanSai-Meng ThamCeline Yan-Shan TanMingxue JingRenarebecca SagayanathanJin Tao ChenLily Y H WongAftab AhmadFaheem Ahmed KhanMaznah MarminFadhlina Binte HassanTai Mei-Ling SharonChin Han LimMohamad Iqbal Bin MohainiRivan DanuajiThang H NguyenGeorgios TsivgoulisSotirios TsiodrasParaskevi C FragkouDimitra DimopoulouArvind K SharmaKenam ShahBhargesh PatelSuktara SharmaR N KomalkumarR V MeenakshiShikha TalatiHock Luen TeohCyrus S HoRoger C HoVijay K SharmaPublished in: BJPsych open (2020)
This study highlights that the varied prevalence of psychological adversity among healthcare workers is independent of the burden of COVID-19 cases within each country. Early psychological interventions may be beneficial for the vulnerable groups of healthcare workers with presence of physical symptoms, prior medical conditions and those who are not medically trained.