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SynthesisPsychiatry research2021

The prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and sleep disturbance in higher education students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jiawen Deng, Fangwen Zhou, Wenteng Hou, Zachary Silver, Chi Yi Wong, Oswin Chang, Anastasia Drakos, Qi Kang Zuo, Emma Huang

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Synthesis in Psychiatry research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 220 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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220citing papers in PubMed, 21 pooled it
59.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

220 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 457 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Prevalence of Anxiety in University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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160 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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiawen DengFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada. Electronic address: dengj35@mcmaster.ca.
Fangwen ZhouFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Wenteng HouFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Zachary SilverFaculty of Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
Chi Yi WongFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Oswin ChangFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Anastasia DrakosFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
Qi Kang ZuoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School, 185 S Orange Ave, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Emma HuangFaculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada.
McMaster University · CACarleton University · CARutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying infection control measures introduced significant disruptions to the routines of many higher education students around the world. It also deprived them of in-person counselling services and social support. These changes have put students at a greater risk of developing mental illness. The objective of this review is to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and sleep disturbances in higher education students during the pandemic. A systematic search of English and Chinese databases was conducted current to January 1

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AnxietyCOVID-19DepressionFemaleHumansMalePandemicsPrevalenceSARS-CoV-2SleepSleep Wake DisordersStudentsUniversitiesAnxietyCOVID-19DepressionPandemicSleep DisturbanceStudentUniversity

Identifiers

PMID33984824
PMCPMC9225824
OpenAlexW3134399240

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