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SynthesisProgress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry2021

The prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.

Ali Sahebi, Bayram Nejati-Zarnaqi, Siamak Moayedi, Kosar Yousefi, Mercedes Torres, Mohamad Golitaleb

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156 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Ali SahebiDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Clinical Research Development Unit, Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Electronic address: nurse.sahebi@yahoo.com.
Bayram Nejati-ZarnaqiDepartment of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: Bayram_nejati@yahoo.com.
Siamak MoayediDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. Electronic address: mak.moayedi@som.umaryland.edu.
Kosar YousefiClinical Research Development Unit, Shahid Mostafa Khomeini Hospital, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. Electronic address: kosaryousefi20@gmail.com.
Mercedes TorresDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA. Electronic address: MTorress@som.umaryland.edu.
Mohamad GolitalebDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran. Electronic address: M.golitaleb@arakmu.ac.ir.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare workers, who are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, are particularly susceptible to physical and mental health consequences such as anxiety and depression. The aim of this umbrella review of meta-analyses is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsUsing relevant keywords, data resources including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, ProQuest, Science Direct, Google Scholar and Embase were searched to obtain systematic reviews and meta-analyses reporting the prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning of January to the end of October 2020. The random effects model was used for meta-analysis, and the I

resultsIn the primary search, 103 studies were identified, and ultimately 7 studies were included in the umbrella review. The results showed that the overall prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic was 24.94% (95% CI: 21.83-28.05, I

conclusionThis umbrella review shows that the prevalence of anxiety and depression is relatively high among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers should be provided with resources to minimize this risk.

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Health PersonnelPandemicsAnxietyCOVID-19DepressionHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicPrevalenceSystematic Reviews as TopicCOVID-19Health personnelMental disorderMeta-analysisSystematic review

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PMID33476692
PMCPMC7817526

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