Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33108569›Full record

ArticleCommunity mental health journal2021

Prevalence, Psychological Responses and Associated Correlates of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in a Global Population, During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.

Syed Mustafa Ali Shah, Danish Mohammad, Muhammad Fazal Hussain Qureshi, Mohammad Zain Abbas, Sameeha Aleem

Open access · hybridAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Community mental health journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 258 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
258citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
36.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

258 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 557 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pooled it
  4. Pooled it
  5. Pooled it
  6. Pooled it
  7. Trial
  8. Trial
  9. Trial
  10. Trial
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Perceived stress levels of pet and non-pet owners in Cebu, Philippines.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2026
    Article
  19. Article
  20. Article

198 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Syed Mustafa Ali ShahZiauddin University, 4/B, Shahrah-e-Ghalib, Block 6, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Danish MohammadZiauddin University, 4/B, Shahrah-e-Ghalib, Block 6, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Fazal Hussain QureshiZiauddin University, 4/B, Shahrah-e-Ghalib, Block 6, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan. fazalhqureshi22@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4416-4379
Mohammad Zain AbbasZiauddin University, 4/B, Shahrah-e-Ghalib, Block 6, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sameeha AleemDepartment of Psychiatry (MBBS, FCPS), Ziauddin Medical Hospital, KDLB Campus, Karachi, Pakistan.
Ziauddin University · PKZiauddin Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uncertainty and isolation have been linked to mental health problems. Uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to trigger mental health problems, which include anxiety, stress, and depression. This paper evaluates the prevalence, psychological responses, and associated correlates of depression, anxiety, and stress in a global population during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional study design was adopted. 678 completed forms were collected during the COVID-19 quarantine/lockdown. An online questionnaire was designed and DASS-21 was used as the screening tool. A non-probability sampling technique strategy was applied. 50.9% of participants showed traits of anxiety, 57.4% showed signs of stress, and 58.6% exhibited depression. Stress, anxiety, and depression are overwhelmingly prevalent across the globe during this COVID-19 pandemic, and multiple factors can influence the rates of these mental health conditions. Our factorial analysis showed notable associations and manifestations of stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. People aged 18-24, females, and people in non-marital relationships experienced stress, anxiety, and depression. Separated individuals experienced stress and anxiety. Married people experienced anxiety. Single and divorced people experienced depression. Unemployed individuals experienced stress and depression. Students experienced anxiety and depression. Canada, the UK, and Pakistan are all countries that are experiencing stress and depression as a whole. An extended number of days in quarantine was associated with increased stress, anxiety, and depression. Family presence yielded lower levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Lastly, lack of exercise was associated with increased stress, anxiety, and depression.

Indexed as

AdolescentAdultAgedAnxietyCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPandemicsPrevalenceQuarantineSARS-CoV-2AnxietyCoronaCOVID 19DepressionQuarantineStress

Identifiers

PMID33108569
PMCPMC7590908
OpenAlexW3097497433

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.