About this Research Topic
Mental health issues (including anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, suicidality, tobacco and alcohol use) in various healthcare professionals, such as physicians of different specialties, nurses working in various settings, psychologists, have become increasing concerns in many countries. Studies suggested that the situation has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic era, due to many challenges in their professional and personal life. This problem may, in turn, negatively impact health care quality and workforce sustainability. Therefore, it is urgent to understand the mental health status of healthcare professionals and its correlates. It is also of great importance to explore the coping strategies and effective interventions on both institutional and social levels to help promote psychological resilience and mental well-being among healthcare professionals.
This Research Topic mainly aims to solicit studies that focus on the mental health status of different healthcare professional samples and factors associated with the mental issues, including individual characteristics, modulating organizational factors, and management patterns, as well as effective interventions to promote psychological wellbeing among healthcare professionals. Furthermore, we also welcome innovative research on new technologies, such as digitally delivered methods, that can be applied to promote mental health of healthcare professionals.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Specific mental health issues in different healthcare professionals working in various settings;
2. Specific demographic (individual) and institutional factors associated with their mental health;
3. Psychological resilience, post-traumatic growth and its associated factors among healthcare professionals;
4. The relationships between mental health, job satisfaction and workforce sustainability in healthcare professionals;
5. The impact of professionals’ mental health on patient care and healthcare quality;
6. The relationship between mental health and workplace violence in healthcare settings;
7. Network analysis of different mental health symptoms;
8. Common coping strategies and help-seeking pathways utilized by healthcare professionals;
9. Interventions on institutional and social levels to promote their mental health;
10. Digitally delivered strategies for mental health promotion.
Manuscripts focusing on other related topics are also encouraged to submit. All submissions will be reviewed and given serious consideration.
This Research Topic mainly aims to solicit studies that focus on the mental health status of different healthcare professional samples and factors associated with the mental issues, including individual characteristics, modulating organizational factors, and management patterns, as well as effective interventions to promote psychological wellbeing among healthcare professionals. Furthermore, we also welcome innovative research on new technologies, such as digitally delivered methods, that can be applied to promote mental health of healthcare professionals.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Specific mental health issues in different healthcare professionals working in various settings;
2. Specific demographic (individual) and institutional factors associated with their mental health;
3. Psychological resilience, post-traumatic growth and its associated factors among healthcare professionals;
4. The relationships between mental health, job satisfaction and workforce sustainability in healthcare professionals;
5. The impact of professionals’ mental health on patient care and healthcare quality;
6. The relationship between mental health and workplace violence in healthcare settings;
7. Network analysis of different mental health symptoms;
8. Common coping strategies and help-seeking pathways utilized by healthcare professionals;
9. Interventions on institutional and social levels to promote their mental health;
10. Digitally delivered strategies for mental health promotion.
Manuscripts focusing on other related topics are also encouraged to submit. All submissions will be reviewed and given serious consideration.
Keywords: Mental health, Healthcare professionals, Psychological resilience and well-being, Correlates, Effective interventions
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