Work Stress as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

The purpose of the study was to explore the works and existing scientific information in the databases on work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives were: to determine the approaches addressed by research on work stress and to analyze the main results achieved. The study was o...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 4701
Main Authors Dávila Morán, Roberto Carlos, Sánchez Soto, Juan Manuel, López Gómez, Henri Emmanuel, Espinoza Camus, Flor Carolina, Palomino Quispe, Justiniano Felix, Castro Llaja, Lindomira, Díaz Tavera, Zoila Rosa, Ramirez Wong, Fernando Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2023
Subjects
Adaptation
Agriculture
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Epidemics
Farmworkers
Industrial research
Job stress
Literature reviews
Medical personnel
Medical research
Medical supplies
Midwifery
Nurses
Occupational stress
Pandemics
Peru
Psychological stress
Social aspects
Social interactions
Stress
Sustainability
Systematic review
Work environment
Workers
Working conditions
Workloads
Peru
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Summary:The purpose of the study was to explore the works and existing scientific information in the databases on work stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives were: to determine the approaches addressed by research on work stress and to analyze the main results achieved. The study was of a documentary type, with a bibliographic design, framed in a systematic review. The articles indexed in the Web of Science and Scopus databases were reviewed, considering the keywords and search limits: work stress, pandemic and COVID-19, published between 2020 and 2022; obtaining 161 articles. The inclusion criteria were applied: original articles, dealing with the subject, in English and with open access; leaving a sample of 22 publications, presented according to a PRISMA diagram. The main approaches addressed were: work stress, working life and remote work; work stress in health workers; work stress in agricultural workers; job stress in restaurant workers; work stress in teaching workers; work stress in prison workers and work stress, depression and anxiety. The results reveal that the workers who experienced the greatest work stress were those in the health sector, considering the latent risk of contagion for being the front-line personnel in care. Consequently, it was determined that the impact of resilience and social support can help minimize this condition.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15064701