Emotional and psychological implications for healthcare professionals in disasters or mass casualties: A systematic review.

dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Arrastia, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Martín, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorVillegas-Aguilar, Esperanza
dc.contributor.authorRopero-Padilla, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorMartin-Ibañez, Luis
dc.contributor.authorRoman, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-07T12:40:30Z
dc.date.available2025-01-07T12:40:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-16
dc.description.abstractTo synthesize and describe the emotional and psychological implications for healthcare professionals who provided care in a mass casualty incident or disaster. The experience of healthcare providers immersed in the actual uncertainty of an ongoing disaster is real, challenging, complex and strongly connected with emotions. Identifying these implications for healthcare professionals is essential for developing strategies to help these professionals deliver high-quality care. A systematic review was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Nursing & Allied Health Database and PsycINFO using published data until February 2021 and following the PRISMA guidelines. Nineteen articles were included. Factors associated with negative psychological implications were identified and different strategies have been synthesized to prevent or reduce them when caring for the victims of a disaster. Feelings of sadness, helplessness, fear and blockage, among others, were identified as common reactions among nurses and other healthcare professionals dealing in mass casualties or disasters. These reactions may lead to post-traumatic disorder, turning professionals into hidden victims. Organizations, senior charge nurses and other health service managers need to foster resilience and flexibility among their workforce to improve self-care during a disaster, as well as ensure policies to address a lack of emotional preparedness among their personnel. Some strategies to consider include cognitive behavioural therapy, psychoeducation or meditation.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jonm.13474
dc.identifier.essn1365-2834
dc.identifier.pmid34590385
dc.identifier.unpaywallURLhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13474
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10668/24835
dc.issue.number1
dc.journal.titleJournal of nursing management
dc.journal.titleabbreviationJ Nurs Manag
dc.language.isoen
dc.organizationSAS - Hospital de Poniente
dc.page.number298-309
dc.pubmedtypeJournal Article
dc.pubmedtypeReview
dc.pubmedtypeSystematic Review
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.subjectdisasters
dc.subjectemotional distress
dc.subjecthealth personnel
dc.subjectmass casualty incidents
dc.subjectpersonnel management
dc.subjectpsychological stress reaction
dc.subject.meshDelivery of Health Care
dc.subject.meshEmotions
dc.subject.meshHealth Personnel
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMass Casualty Incidents
dc.subject.meshPsychosocial Support Systems
dc.titleEmotional and psychological implications for healthcare professionals in disasters or mass casualties: A systematic review.
dc.typeresearch article
dc.type.hasVersionVoR
dc.volume.number30

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