TY - JOUR T1 - Mental health conditions of pandemic healthcare workers: findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2022-103552 SP - ebnurs-2022-103552 AU - Ela Ury Y1 - 2022/09/14 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2022/09/14/ebnurs-2022-103552.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Hill J-E, Harris C, Danielle L-C, Boland P, Doherty A-J, Benedetto V, Gita BE, Clegg A-J. The prevalence of mental health conditions in healthcare workers during and after a pandemic: Systematic review and meta-analysis. J Adv Nurs. 2022;78:1551–1573. doi: 10.1111/jan.15175. Epub 2022 Feb 12.Many healthcare workers experience serious mental health conditions during pandemics.Further research is needed to determine which staff are most vulnerable to poor mental health, and how staff may be supported during pandemics.During pandemics, front-line staff face significant detriments to their well-being, such as rapidly changing work environments, high numbers of patient deaths and fears of contracting illness.1 It is therefore essential to evaluate the impact that pandemics have on those working in the healthcare sector. This would allow interventions to be developed to support front-line … ER -