THE IMPACT OF THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF MEDICAL STAFF IN COVID DEPARTMENT IN COMPARISON TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Korona virusna bolest 2019 (COVID - 19) prvi puta pojavila u Wuhanu 2019. godine. Infektivna je zarazna bolest uzrokovana novootkrivenim novim koronavirusom koji je uzrokovao globalu epidemiju. Bolest se brzo se proširila po Kini, ali i mnogim zemljama širom svijeta zbog svoje jake zaraznosti te velike incidencije osjetljivosti. Prenosi se kašljem, kapljicama respiratornim putem, kontaktom s tjelesnim tekućinama, kontaminiranim površinama, širenjem aerosola. Okruženja u kojima rade medicinski djelatnici, pretrpjeli su duboke promjene zbog sve većih zahtjeva u medicinskoj skrbi, sve većeg pritiska da se smanje medicinski troškovi i reforme u sustavima medicinske skrbi. Promjene mogu djelovati kao stresori što rezultira tjelesnim i mentalnim opterećenjima. Iako se bolnice razlikuju, fizičko okruženje u mnogim jedinicama intenzivnog liječenja sadrži mnogo stresora na radnom mjestu. Djelokrug rada na COVID odjelima rezultirao je akutnoj stresnoj reakciji, poremećaju prilagodbe u psihičkom stanju kod medicinskog osoblja. Djelatnici su se teže prilagodili na novonastale promjene, negativne emocije su jače izraženije, ekstremno je izražena snažna razlika u tome koliko se često djelatnici susreću s gubitkom pacijenata. Mentalno zdravlje esencijalna je komponenta zdravlja koja se odnosi na integralno, mentalno, fizičko te socijalno blagostanje, a ne samo odsustvo bolesti i iznemoglosti. Mentalno zdravlje služi kao okosnica ostvarenja vlastitih potencijala, radne produktivnosti, pružanja maksimalnog doprinosa u životnoj zajednici kojoj pridonosi.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID - 19) first appeared in Wuhan in 2019. It is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered new coronavirus that has caused a global epidemic. The disease is spreading rapidly throughout China, but also in many countries around the world due to its strong contagiousness and high incidence of susceptibility. It is transmitted by coughing, droplets through the respiratory tract, contact with body fluids, contaminated surfaces, aerosol spread. Associations of medical professionals have suffered profound changes due to increasing demands in medical care, increasing pressures to reduce medical costs, and to reform health care systems. The changes can act as stressors resulting in physical and mental strain. Although hospitals differentiate, the physical environment in many intensive care units contains many workplace stressors. The scope of work at the COVID department resulted in an acute stress response, the disorders adjustment to the mental state of the medical staff. Employees found it more difficult to adapt to the new changes, negative emotions were expressed, and a strong difference in how often employees encounter the loss of patients was extremely pronounced. Mental health is an essential component of health that refers to integral, mental, physical and social well-being, and not just the absence of illness and exhaustion. Mental health serves as the framework of realizing one's own potentials, work productivity, providing maximum contribution in the living community to which one contributes