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Newham University Hospital s matron for specialist medicine Petra Francis.
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Newham nurses have shared their struggles as a new study reveals the mental, physical and emotional impact of the pandemic on healthcare workers.
The study, funded by Barts Charity, lays bare the harsh toll of the Covid crisis on health workers wellbeing, which worsened the longer the pandemic went on.
Early findings reveal how depression, sleep problems and personal relationship issues all increased over the course of the pandemic, with more than a quarter of healthcare workers seeking help for their mental health and about 40pc experiencing burnout.
Mental health effects common among mild and severe cases of COVID-19
Findings on mental health outcomes of COVID-19 infection show frequent symptoms associated with lasting neurological symptoms.
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Impacts of COVID-19 infection on mental health – a norm rather than an exception
In a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, authors led by Dr. Jonathan Rogers have reported that neurological and psychiatric symptoms are common among people with COVID-19 and maybe just as likely in people with mild cases.
Recent evidence has shown that COVID-19 infection can induce both physical symptoms, affecting respiratory processes most frequently, but also affects mental health. And yet, conclusive data on the psychiatric and neurobiological outcomes of COVID-19 remained to be synthesized.