Wellbeing in UK Frontline Healthcare Workers During Peaks One and Three of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal's area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

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A: Good

Comments: Keywords are missing.

Goal

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A: Good

Structure

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A: Good

Tools and Methods

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A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

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A: Good

Comments: The Discussion illustrates that the retrospective study is the first to report mental health data focused on patient-facing healthcare workers (HCWs) in both the first and third peaks of COVID-19 in UK. The authors discussed the analysis of the study population with respect to the scale of poor mental health. The work suggests further work regarding the identification of HCW subsets which remain at risk for mental health to deteriorate. Further, the research discussed the strengths and limitations of the study. The Conclusion puts forth the importance of the modifications of the structural changes and further develop, expand and target wellbeing provisions to improve the mental health of frontline HCWs during peaks of hospitalisations.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Good

Writing style

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A: Good

Further comments on the paper

Comments: The research article provides a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the wellbeing of the UK frontline health care workers during peaks one and three of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study observed changes in the mental health of the study population. This study provides proper information about the wellbeing provision and identifies groups at higher risk of developing mental health symptoms.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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