2. What is Resilience
• Resilience is capacity of an individual to recover quickly from
difficulties
3. Difficulties faced by Healthcare Workers
in the current scenario
• Increased workload and long working
hours
• Assignments in non-trained roles
• Perceived inadequacy of skill and
training
• Risk of contracting infection
• Management of many critically-ill
patients and rising death toll
• Limited resources
• Inadequate and uncomfortable Personal
Protective Equipment
4. Possible psychological issues
• Anxieties about magnitude of cases,
readiness, resources, rapid spread of
infection etc
• Despair from unchecked mortality
• Burn out
• Frustration, poor self-care, blaming
others, irritability…
• Loss of sense of purpose and role
• Secondary traumatisation
• Nightmares, numbing, social withdrawal
5. How to improve Resilience?
• By enhancing positive coping
skills and social support
• By reducing vulnerability and
negative coping strategies
• By mitigating stress and the
perception of stress
25. DO NOT…Give in to misinformation.
Cut down on social media time and rumours
26. DO NOT…Miss vital information.
Be aware of updates from reliable sources
27. DO NOT…Indulge in alcohol, tobacco or other
drugs of abuse for coping with situation
28. Some anxiety in abnormal situation is
normal. Recognize and deal with it
29. Summary
• Demands on Healthcare workers are immense, during the COVID 19 crisis
• Many psychological problems are likely over time, in the line of duty.
• Resilience-building is the key to withstanding these stresses healthily, and to
recovering quickly
• Following the do’s and don’ts of enhancing resilience will ensure mental
well-being among Healthcare Workers
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