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Impacts of fighting against COVID-19 on critical care nurses’ psychological and physical health: a literature review

Arisara Malairojsiri

Arisara Malairojsiri

Fundamental Nursing Department, Academic Affairs Division, The Royal Thai Army Nursing CollegeRatchathewi, Thailand
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Dec 18, 2023
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Article Category: Review
Published Online: Dec 18, 2023
Page range: 381 - 392
Received: Jan 12, 2023
Accepted: Mar 22, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0041
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Figure 1.

PRISMA flow diagram of study selection. COVID-19, coronavirus disease; PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.
PRISMA flow diagram of study selection. COVID-19, coronavirus disease; PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

Figure 2.

The effects of COVID-19 on critical care nurses. COVID-19, coronavirus disease.
The effects of COVID-19 on critical care nurses. COVID-19, coronavirus disease.

Figure 3.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Figure 4.

The effects of COVID-19 inducing relevant factors on the psychological and physical health’s critical care nurses. COVID-19, coronavirus disease; PPE, personal protective equipment.
The effects of COVID-19 inducing relevant factors on the psychological and physical health’s critical care nurses. COVID-19, coronavirus disease; PPE, personal protective equipment.

Search terms based on PEO framework_

PEO framework Search terms++
Population Critical care or ICU nurse or critical care or ICU or intensive care
Exposure COVID-19 or coronavirus or 2019-NCOV or SARS-COV-2 or COV-19
Outcome Physical health or physical wellbeing or physical illness or physical health problems or physical effect or physical impact* or physical result* or physical outcome* or mental health or psychological wellbeing or psychological illness or psychological health problems or psychological effect or psychological impact* or psychological result* or psychological outcome*
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English
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Journal Subjects:
Medicine, Assistive Professions, Nursing
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