Abstract

CAVALCANTE, Francisco et al. Interventions to promote mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2020, vol.21, n.3, pp.582-593.  Epub Dec 31, 2020. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/20psd210304.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought numerous impacts on the population's mental health, a situation that has required monitoring and mitigating the psychological consequences resulting from the current scenario. The aim of the present study was to analyze the scientific production on interventions to promote mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an integrative literature review, carried out in the PsycINFO, National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health, Pubmed Central, Scopus, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature Cochrane, Web of Science, Excerpta Medica dataBASE and Scientific databases Electronic Library Online. Eleven studies were included that showed interventions mediated by information technologies, aimed at health professionals and the population. In three (30,0%) of them there was telephone intervention and in eigth (80,0%) the use of the internet. The most frequently found interventions were Interventions in Psychological Crises and online psychological support, present in four (40,0%) and three (30,0%) studies, respectively. Most of the interventions were carried out remotely, using technology and showed promise for promoting the mental health of the population and health professionals, as they contribute to improving physical and mental well-being.

Keywords : Mental health; mental health recovery; health promotion; coronavirus; social isolation.

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