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Systematic Narrative Review
Supporting Mental Health and
Wellbeing of Health and Social Care
Workers
Abstract
Context
This systematic narrative review set out principally to find what self-care, selfcompassion
or resilience training was being carried out within health and
social care organisations and by individuals. A secondary aim was to explore
why health and social care organisations may require self-care for their
personnel and whether the self-care initiatives in place were considered to be
effective. Finally the review also set out to discover whether self-care was
being organised by the individual, the workplace or by a professional body
and if any barriers stood in the way of self-care.
Methods employed in the review
Three databases were chosen because of their access to large numbers of
papers and their convenience to use. The chosen databases were:
• PsycINFO,
• Scopus and
• Social Care Online (SCIE),
The following concept groups were used.
1. Wellbeing or well-being or well-being or emotional health or emotional
wellbeing or emotional well-being or emotional well-being or psychological
wellbeing or psychological well-being or psychological well-being.
2. Healthcare personnel or health and social care workers or social workers or
staff.
3. Self-care or self-care or self-compassion or self compassion or training or
counselling or mindfulness or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
The databases were searched on 20th December 2020.
The findings were synthesized into a systematic narrative review.
Nineteen relevant studies (eleven exploratory and the remainder
quasi-experimental) are included. The studies were undertaken in England,
Ireland, Australia, Spain, Canada and USA, all were peer reviewed and
published between 2010 and 2020.