SynthesisEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2021
Scientific evidence on mental health in key regions under the COVID-19 pandemic - meta-analytical evidence from Africa, Asia, China, Eastern Europe, Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Spain.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2022Pooled it
- Meta-Regression on the Heterogenous Factors Contributing to the Prevalence of Mental Health Symptoms During the COVID-19 Crisis Among Healthcare Workers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Mental health status of workers in the semiconductor industry during the COVID-19 pandemic: comparisons between regions on three continents.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Integrating psychosocial health into disaster risk management: Insights from COVID-19 in Durán, Ecuador.PloS one · 2026Article
- Development will (try to) find its way: a qualitative study of Chilean adolescent mental health during and after lockdown.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2024Article
- Assessing the relationship between delay discounting and decisions to engage in various protective behaviors during COVID-19.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2024Article
- Mental health disorders among medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic in the area with no mandatory lockdown: a multicenter survey in Tanzania.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- From fear and vulnerability to fortitude: sustaining psychological well-being in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.South African journal of psychology = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir sielkunde · 2023Article
- Adolescent Victimization during COVID-19 Lockdowns and Its Influence on Mental Health Problems in Seven Countries: The Mediation Effect of Resilience.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Crisis due to war: anxiety, depression and stress in the population of 13 Latin American countries.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Factors associated with hopelessness, depression and anxiety in the Honduran-Central America population during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- On the path to recovery: traumatic stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021-2023.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Editorial: New evidence on the psychological impacts and consequences of COVID-19 on mental workload healthcare workers in diverse regions in the world.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Sociodemographic Factors in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Short-sighted decision-making by those not vaccinated against COVID-19.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Parental mental health and child anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.The Journal of social issues · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Factors Associated with Insomnia in Military Personnel: A Retrospective Study during the Second COVID-19 Epidemic Wave in Peru.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Positive and negative experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic among lonely and non-lonely populations in Germany.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Knowledge mapping of students' mental health status in the COVID-19 pandemic: A bibliometric study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mental Health and Related Factors Among Undergraduate Students During SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
This systematic review aims to summarize the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in the general adult population and healthcare workers (HCWs) in several key regions worldwide during the first year of the COVID pandemic. Several literature databases were systemically searched for meta-analyses published by 22 September 2021 on the prevalence rates of mental health symptoms worldwide. The prevalence rates of mental health symptoms were summarized based on 388 empirical studies with a total of 1,067,021 participants from six regions and four countries. Comparatively, Africa and South Asia had the worse overall mental health symptoms, followed by Latin America. The research effort on mental health during COVID-19 has been highly skewed in terms of the scope of countries and mental health outcomes. The mental health symptoms are highly prevalent yet differ across regions, and such evidence helps to enable prioritization of mental health assistance efforts to allocate attention and resources based on the regional differences in mental health.
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