COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue: A Scoping Review of the Literature
- Author:
Mohd Radzniwan Abdul Rashid
1
;
Afiqah Syazwani Abdullah Suhaimi
1
;
Sharifah Najwa Syed Mohamad
1
;
Ahmad Izzat Ahmad Tajjudin
1
;
Nuruliza Roslan
1
,
2
;
Aida Jaffar
3
;
Fathima Begum Syed Mohideen
1
;
Faizul Helmi Addnan
1
;
Nizam Baharom
1
;
Muslimah Ithnin
4
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: COVID-19, fatigue, pandemic, public health, infectious disease
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2024;20(No.1):330-342
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pandemic fatigue encompasses exhaustion, emotional strain, and decreased motivation due to prolonged pandemic effects. This scoping review examines pandemic fatigue issues related to COVID-19, aiming to suggest effective management strategies. We assessed 2,558 records from 1st of December 2019 until 27th of March 2022 in PubMed, Science Direct, ProQuest, and ClinicalKey. Following Arksey and O’Malley (2005) and PRISMA-ScR principles, we selected 31 studies including research papers employing either quantitative or qualitative methods and editorials and other summary articles after excluding redundant and irrelevant works. The authors provide six critical answers to understand better and manage pandemic fatigue, including the need for more research and support, the collaboration between key stakeholders and the community, and the use of information to address pandemic fatigue. The review found that pandemic fatigue is prevalent among certain groups, such as students and healthcare workers. Factors contributing to pandemic fatigue include age, gender, high perceived severity of COVID-19, low trust in government or health organizations, and low social connectedness. The review also identified an instrument, the COVID-19 Pandemic Fatigue Scale, that can be used to measure pandemic fatigue. The review concluded that identifying pandemic fatigue as early as possible is absolutely important and people and their government should work together to handle the fatigue. Many countries have acknowledged the presence hence manage it differently. Nonetheless the strategy suggested by WHO has provided an excellent framework to tackle the pandemic fatigue.
- Full text:202410101510487659911.2024my1745.pdf
