Covid 19

Worldwide, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has caused a public health crisis.
In addition to
increasing health issues, this contagious virus has also lowered resilience and generated stress across
many population levels.Frontline workers around the world continue to experience major mental health
effects from the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the mental
health and well-being of frontliners such as healthcare workers and first responders. Research on the
stress and resilience of these individuals during the pandemic has been conducted to better understand
the psychological effects of the outbreak and identify strategies to support their well-being. A study
published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open in 2020 (Yeh et al.
2020) found that frontliners are at an increased risk for mental health issues such as anxiety, depression,
and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to their exposure to high levels of stress and trauma in
the course of their work. Factors such as long working hours, lack of personal protective equipment, and
fear of contracting the virus have been identified as contributing to this stress.On the other hand,
resilience is crucial for frontline workers' capacity to handle and respond to stress.
Frontline personnel, especially those in the Philippines, have felt the effects of COVID-19 significantly on
their mental health and general wellbeing.With more Filipinos infected by COVID-19, the consequences
of a medical brain drain are weighing on the frontline workforce. A study conducted by the Philippine
College of Physicians (PCP) found that frontliners in the Philippines, including healthcare workers, have
reported high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression related to their work during the pandemic (PCP,
2020). Long work hours, contact with the virus, and a lack of personal protective equipment are some of
the causes of this stress. Frontline workers have developed COVID-19 stress from providing patient care
in the high-risk pandemic environments. Frontline workers are prone to have feelings of danger and
contamination, socioeconomic consequences, xenophobia, traumatic symptoms, and repetitive
checking, especially if there is no recognition for their performance in the job.World Health Organization
(WHO) issued guidance on COVID-19 stress that recognizes the particular needs of frontliners. Despite
these challenges, many frontliners in the Philippines have also reported feeling a sense of resilience and
determination to continue their work during the pandemic (PCP, 2020). This resiliency may be attributed
to elements like having a strong sense of duty and a desire to help others, as well as having the support
of family and friends. In light of the current health crisis, it is more crucial than ever to recognize the
need to assist frontline healthcare workers' well-being and increase their resilience in all healthcare
settings. Anxiety disorders experienced by frontliners in light of their battle against the unseen enemy
cannot be disparaged. If frontliners are not given prior attention by the government, COVID-19 stress
would definitely turn into very serious emotional and social imbalances that can have a lasting effect on
their resilience. If their efforts to fight for the COVID 19 are less appreciated, their ability to recuperate
from the heavy workload as frontliners to win the battle against this pandemic would be futile.
Within the current COVID-19 pandemic and against a backdrop of a pre-existing shortage of frontliners
in the Municipality of Claver is no exemption, it is crucial to consider the COVID-19 stress of frontliners
and how it is related to their resilience. Thus, this research is prompted. The possible solution in this
problem is to help organizations and policymakers develop interventions to support the mental and
emotional well-being of frontliners and improve their resilience during and after the pandemic.
Overall, the gap of the study is still much to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of
front-line workers and how to support their resilience. Further research is needed to understand the
long-term effects of the pandemic on front-line workers and to develop effective interventions to
promote their well-being. It's expected that the study on this topic has been ongoing since the outbreak
of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study cannot examine and evaluate the long-term effects of the
pandemic on the frontliners and that's the factor why this study cannot provide a findings in the future
because this study is short-term.

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