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cord-352925-abry6oz3	Lim, Jia Yin	Hardware versus heartware: The need to address psychological well-being among operating room staff during the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-21		.txt	text/plain	716	43	45	title: Hardware versus heartware: The need to address psychological well-being among operating room staff during the COVID-19 pandemic Months into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, healthcare workers continue the fight against an increasing disease burden worldwide. This requires mental resilience and perseverance to function under challenging working conditions, sometimes with limited resources and risking personal safety. [1] What often gets overlooked is the "heartware", such as addressing burnout, anxiety of perceived risks, moral injury [2] and the resultant long-term psychological impact that may impair performance and compromise staff and patient safety. [4] In this current pandemic, a considerable proportion of healthcare workers in China reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and distress, signifying the need for psychological support or interventions. [5] With these in mind, we recognized the need to prepare our anesthesia department staff for the threat and associated challenges when managing COVID-19 patients. Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic	./cache/cord-352925-abry6oz3.txt	./txt/cord-352925-abry6oz3.txt