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Mental health outcomes among health-care workers dealing with COVID-19/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The prevalence of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- An umbrella review of the prevalence of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: Call to action for post-COVID-19 at the global level.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Estimation of the prevalence of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
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- COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of hospital staff: An umbrella review of 44 meta-analyses.International journal of nursing studies · 2022Pooled it
- COVID-19 pandemic effects on health worker's mental health: Systematic review and meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among the General Population in Africa During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Toward Coronavirus Disease (COVID- 19) in Southeast and South Asia: A Mixed Study Design Approach.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- The prevalence of insomnia among health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2021Pooled it
- The prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses and Physicians in Greek Public Hospitals: Associations with Protocol-Based Work and Workplace Characteristics.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Anxiety and depression in healthcare workers 2 years after COVID-19 infection and scale validation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Psychological health among healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic: An updated meta-analysis.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Understanding and Fostering Mental Health and Well-Being among University Faculty: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and burnout in nursing home staff in South France during the COVID-19 pandemic.Translational psychiatry · 2023Article
- What do healthcare workers need? A qualitative study on support strategies to protect mental health of healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Prevalence of mental disorders in South Asia: A systematic review of reviews.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
- Sleep During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
introductionThe psychological impact of COVID-19 on health-care workers (HCWs) has received attention from researchers to understand the extent of the effects of the ongoing pandemic on this population. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the currently available literature on the topic to determine the prevalence of mental health problems in HCWs. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, searching PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases for articles published from December 2019 to August 15, 2020. We identified studies reporting the prevalence of any mental health condition in HCWs involved directly or indirectly in providing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence proportion for individual outcome was extracted as an estimate of interest. We performed random-effects meta-analyses evaluated using
resultsWe identified 1958 studies, of which 33 studies including 39703 participants (with a median = 393; range = 88-14825) were finally included for analysis. The estimated overall prevalence were as follows: depression 32.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 25.9-39.3,
conclusionHCWs who are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic have a significant prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia and poor sleep quality, and stress. The health-care workforce needs to practice self-care now more than ever, while health-care managers and policymakers need to factor in the mental health consequences of COVID-19 on their workforce.
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