A Systematic, Thematic Review of Social and Occupational Factors Associated with Psychological Outcomes in Healthcare Employees during an Infectious Disease Outbreak

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 248-257

  Brooks, Samantha Kelly ^a   Dunn, Rebecca ^a   Amlôt, Richard ^b   Rubin, Gideon James ^a   Greenberg, Neil ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

emerging infectious diseases; employees; healthcare workers; mental health; psychological impact; risk factors; SARS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EPIDEMIC; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; QUARANTINE; SAFETY PROCEDURE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL REJECTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUARANTINE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85042478372     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001235     Document Type: Article

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