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SynthesisClinical psychology review2021

The prevalence of PTSS under the influence of public health emergencies in last two decades: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Yaoguang Zhou, Zhuoer Sun, Yan Wang, Chenqi Xing, Luna Sun, Zhilei Shang, Weizhi Liu

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yaoguang ZhouLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Zhuoer SunLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Yan WangLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Chenqi XingLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Luna SunLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Zhilei ShangLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
Weizhi LiuLab for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China; The Emotion & Cognition Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Mental Health, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China. Electronic address: liuweizhi@smmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSince the beginning of 21st century, several major public health emergencies (PHEs) have threatened the health of people globally. Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) was one of the most concerned mental health problems. The objective of this study is to systematically estimate the prevalence of PTSS under the influence of PHEs.

methodWe searched both English and Chinese databases. This meta-analysis used a random-effects model to estimate the prevalence of PTSS. Subgroup analyses were conducted to analyze the source of heterogeneity. Meta-regression model was used to calculate the proportion of the variance explained by subgroup moderators.

resultsForty eligible studies (n = 15,538) were identified. The results revealed a pooled prevalence of PTSS of 17.0% (95%CI: 13.5%-21.2%), higher than that of previous epidemiological survey, with high between-studies heterogeneity (Q = 1199, I LIMITATIONS: Limitations include high level of heterogeneity between studies and within subgroups as well as the lack of studies with high quality and using probability sampling.

conclusionsThis study suggested that the PTSS was common under the influence of PHEs. It was crucial to further explore the psychological mechanism and effective strategies for prevention and intervention in future research with more high-quality studies.

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Public HealthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticEmergenciesHealth PersonnelHumansPrevalenceMeta-analysisPosttraumatic stress symptomsPublic health emergencySystematic review

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PMID33161195
PMCPMC7588321

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