SynthesisJournal of affective disorders2022
The pooled prevalence of the mental problems of Chinese medical staff during the COVID-19 outbreak: A meta-analysis.
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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
- Prevalence of anxiety, depressive and insomnia symptoms among the different groups of people during COVID-19 pandemic: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Pooled it
- Work experiences, burnout, and psychological distress of frontline health professionals during the COVID-19 omicron epidemic: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Southern China.Human resources for health · 2025Article
- A comparative study of the impact of meditation and Buddhist five precepts on stress and depression between older adults and younger adults.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Factors associated with depression, anxiety, stress, PTSD, and fatigue of medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai: a two-phase cross-sectional study.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas · 2025Article
- Development of health emergency response capability evaluation framework for primary health institutions in metropolis: based on Delphi method and analytic hierarchy process.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Weight and Lifestyle Behavior Changes in Chinese Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: 3-Year Retrospective Survey.Interactive journal of medical research · 2024Article
- COVID-19 and mental distress among health professionals in eight European countries during the third wave: a cross-sectional survey.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Mediation effect of perceived social support and psychological distress between psychological resilience and sleep quality among Chinese medical staff.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- PFC/M1 activation and excitability: a longitudinal cohort study on fatigue symptoms in healthcare workers post-COVID-19.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Mental health of primary health care physicians and nurses following prolonged infection control rules: a national survey in China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Mental health problems of front-line medical staff in the early stage of public health emergencies.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- The Role of Subjective Wellbeing in Mediating Social Trust to the Mental Health of Health Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Physical discomforts, feeling of the high work intensity and the related risk factors of the frontline medical staff during COVID-19 epidemic: an early-outbreak, national survey in China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The prevalence and factors associated with posttraumatic growth after 3-years outbreak of COVID-19 among resident physicians in China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Emotional distress and burnout at a fever clinic in China: Comparison between different periods of COVID-19.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Sleep During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current psychiatry reports · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a great impact on the mental health of the medical staff in China, especially those on the first-line (frontline) of the pandemic. But the profile of the mental problem of nationwide Chinese medical staff is still unclear, especially about the sleep problems.
methodsThere are five databases (PubMed, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang Database and Web of Science) searched to identify the published studies on the mental health of the medical staff in China during the COVID-19 outbreak. The pooled prevalence of mental problems of Chinese medical staff during the pandemic were calculated, especially for the first-line medical staff. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression analysis were performed to identify the potential impact factors.
resultsA total of 71 articles including 98,533 participants are included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that the pooled prevalence of the mental problems was as follows: anxiety problem 27%, depression problem 29%, sleep problem 40%. Subgroup analysis showed that there were significant differences in the prevalence of anxiety and depression problems between first-line and non-first-line medical staff (p < 0.01). Sex had a significant impact on the sleep of first-line medical staff (p < 0.01). LIMITATIONS: There may be heterogeneity among the included studies. The analysis of potential influencing factors remains limited.
conclusionsThe prevalence of adverse mental problems among medical staff is high during the COVID-19 outbreak. We need to pay special attention to the mental health of first-line medical staff, especially the sleep problems of female first-line workers.
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