Mental health of midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 NURSING

Japan Journal of Nursing Science Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI:10.1111/jjns.12612

Mayumi Uchimura, Ai Miyauchi, Myori Takahashi, Erika Ota, Shigeko Horiuchi

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Abstract

Aim

A summary of studies focusing on the mental health of midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet been conducted. This review aims to comprehensively understand the current state of midwives' mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide valuable insights to guide future research.

Methods

This study was based on a framework for conducting scoping reviews. The protocol was registered before conducting this review and procedures were carried out according to that protocol. Article searches were conducted in four databases from December 2019 to December 2023. From 921 articles selected according to pre-registered protocol criteria, the analysis finally included 14 studies.

Results

A total of 13 studies were cross-sectional and one was longitudinal, with pre-pandemic data. More than 80% of the studies began data collection within approximately 1 year after the pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization (by February 2021). Half of the studies were conducted in Asia. Burnout and turnover intentions were investigated in several studies but used different measures. Only two studies were aimed at positive aspects such as job satisfaction and well-being.

Conclusions

Most research on midwives' mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on negative aspects such as burnout and turnover intentions. However, most results were cross-sectional, with studies in the early stages of the pandemic, so continued follow-up is needed.

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COVID-19 大流行期间助产士的心理健康：范围审查。

目的：目前尚未对 COVID-19 大流行期间助产士心理健康的研究进行总结。本综述旨在全面了解 COVID-19 大流行期间助产士的心理健康现状，并为指导未来研究提供有价值的见解：本研究以范围界定综述的框架为基础。方法：本研究以范围综述框架为基础，在进行综述前对综述方案进行了注册，并根据该方案执行了相关程序。从 2019 年 12 月至 2023 年 12 月，在四个数据库中进行了文章检索。根据预先登记的协议标准，从921篇文章中筛选出了14项研究，最终进行了分析：共有 13 项研究为横断面研究，1 项为纵断面研究，研究数据均为大流行前的数据。超过 80% 的研究在世界卫生组织宣布大流行后约 1 年内（2021 年 2 月前）开始收集数据。半数研究在亚洲进行。多项研究对职业倦怠和离职意向进行了调查，但使用了不同的测量方法。只有两项研究针对工作满意度和幸福感等积极方面：大多数关于助产士在 COVID-19 大流行期间心理健康的研究都集中在消极方面，如职业倦怠和离职意向。然而，大多数研究结果都是横断面的，而且研究还处于大流行的早期阶段，因此还需要继续跟踪。

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Japan Journal of Nursing Science 医学-护理

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4.10

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Japan Journal of Nursing Science is the official English language journal of the Japan Academy of Nursing Science. The purpose of the Journal is to provide a mechanism to share knowledge related to improving health care and promoting the development of nursing. The Journal seeks original manuscripts reporting scholarly work on the art and science of nursing. Original articles may be empirical and qualitative studies, review articles, methodological articles, brief reports, case studies and letters to the Editor. Please see Instructions for Authors for detailed authorship qualification requirement.