SynthesisPloS one2021
Mental health among healthcare workers and other vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic and other coronavirus outbreaks: A rapid systematic review.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.
- Identification and classification of risk factors for mental health problems in healthcare workers using a systemic framework: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- A systematic review of impacts of COVID-19 on depression and anxiety among general populations around the world.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health of healthcare workers in England during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic: The NHS CHECK study cohort.PloS one · 2026Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults accessing specialist psychiatric care: A cross-sectional Canadian analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Long COVID in Healthcare Workers from a Pediatric Hospital in Romania: A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence, Symptom Burden, and the Role of Vaccination and Reinfection.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Assessing the Impact of Aviation Emissions on Air Quality at a Regional Greek Airport Using Machine Learning.Toxics · 2025Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace in the Middle East and North Africa: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Nursing Staff in a Large Hospital System Underutilize Insurance-Based Mental Health Services.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Work & life stress experienced by professional workers during the pandemic: a gender-based analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Trajectories of symptoms of depression, distress, and resilience in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and toward its end in Czechia.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2024Article
- Experiences of stigma, discrimination and violence and their impact on the mental health of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Validation of the Pandemic Grief Risk Factors and Its Relationship With Work-Related Stress and Grief Reaction Among Healthcare Workers Who Witnessed Patient Deaths.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
- Resiliency and Mental Health in the ICU.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluation of a comprehensive health check offered to frontline health workers in Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Changes in anxiety and depression among public health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic response.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Article
- [Assessment of Direct (COVID-19-Related) and Collateral, Psychosocial Pandemic Consequences for Vulnerable Groups by the Example of Serious Mental Illness].Psychiatrische Praxis · 2023Article
- Inequalities and mental health during the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK: a mixed-methods exploration.BMC public health · 2023Article
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionAlthough most countries and healthcare systems worldwide have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, some groups of the population may be more vulnerable to detrimental effects of the pandemic on mental health than others. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise evidence currently available from systematic reviews on the impact of COVID-19 and other coronavirus outbreaks on mental health for groups of the population thought to be at increased risk of detrimental mental health impacts. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a systematic review of reviews on adults and children residing in a country affected by a coronavirus outbreak and belonging to a group considered to be at risk of experiencing mental health inequalities. Data were collected on symptoms or diagnoses of any mental health condition, quality of life, suicide or attempted suicide. The protocol for this systematic review was registered in the online PROSPERO database prior to commencing the review (https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=194264).
resultsWe included 25 systematic reviews. Most reviews included primary studies of hospital workers from multiple countries. Reviews reported variable estimates for the burden of symptoms of mental health problems among acute healthcare workers, COVID-19 patients with physical comorbidities, and children and adolescents. No evaluations of interventions were identified. Risk- and protective factors, mostly for healthcare workers, showed the importance of personal factors, the work environment, and social networks for mental health.
conclusionsThis review of reviews based on primary studies conducted in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic shows a lack of evidence on mental health interventions and mental health impacts on vulnerable groups in the population.
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