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Issues in Mental Health Nursing Volume 43, 2022 - Issue 5
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COVID-19 Pandemic Mental Health Challenges: Patients and Providers

Carole R. Myersa University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Knoxville, Tennessee, USACorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5766-9651
, PhD, RN, FAANORCID Icon,
Lauren Renee Muñoza University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
, MSN, BSN, FNP-BC,
Tracey Stansberrya University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
, MSN, APRN, AOCN,
Mary Johnsona University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
, DNP, PMHNP-BC &
Mavis Schornb Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
, PhD, MS
Pages 401-408 | Published online: 10 Nov 2021
 
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Abstract

Interviews with 15 Tennessee Advanced Practice Registered Nurses early in the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a major theme of mental health challenges unrelated to the primary study purpose. Without direct prompts, 13 out of 15 interviewees mentioned mental health issues among patients and 14 of the 15 interviewees discussed provider mental health problems. A secondary analysis of interview transcripts revealed three themes associated with mental health challenges: general barriers to mental health care, patient-specific concerns, and provider issues. Responding to the new and worsening mental health and substance use disorders revealed by informants and cited in the literature is an urgent priority.

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