Placentum: Jurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan dan Aplikasinya
Vol 9, No 2 (2021): August

The Impact of Mental Health on The Immune System During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Caroline Dharmawan (Prodi Kebidanan Program Sarjana Terapan Universitas Sebelas Maret)
Niken Bayu Argaheni (Prodi Kebidanan Program Sarjana Terapan Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Aug 2021

Abstract

Background: The outbreak of Covid-19 virus in various countries has caused a lot of very significant changes. This Covid-19 outbreak has had profound impact on various aspects of life, from an economic, political, social perspective, and especially in terms of public health, especially in Indonesia. The symptoms caused by the Covid-19 virus are not only focused on physical health, but also affect psychological health. Goal: To prove that mental health affects immunity system.Methods: Systematic review.Result: The lower positive attitude, lack of social support, poor strategies in reducing the spread of virus, working with Covid-19 infected patient, causes high levels of stress. Conclusion: Prolonged stress and anxiety is decreasing body’s immune respons, thus making the body susceptible to disease. So that in overcoming this pandemic, beside focused on physical health, it is necessary to consider mental and psychosocial health Keywords: Mental Health, Covid-19, Immune system

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Journal Info

Abbrev

placentum

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Nursing Public Health

Description

PLACENTUM Jurnal Kesehatan dan Aplikasinya is a health applied journal published by Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta. The journal publishes original research articles or review articles in Maternal and Child Health, Health Promotion, and Epidemiology. Maternal and Child Health: covers a broad ...