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Mental Health Among Medical Students During COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- 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
- Psychological wellbeing of Italian students and clinical assessment tools at university counseling services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Pooled it
- Medical education during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: an umbrella review.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of depression among medical students in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- COVID-19 and common mental health symptoms in the early phase of the pandemic: An umbrella review of the evidence.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Enhanced Stress-Resilience Training (ESRT) for graduate-entry medical students: a randomised-controlled, mixed-method investigation.BMC medical education · 2025Trial
- Self-Reported Mental Health History and Self-Reported Coping Behaviours in Biomedicine Students-Exploring Associations with Healthy Lifestyle and Resilience.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD-7) in Ukrainian sample during wartime.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Improvement of medical students' stress, dispositional mindfulness, well-being and flourishing during the first academic year of a medical curriculum integrating a well-being longitudinal strand.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Global prevalence of different levels of anxiety and stress symptoms in healthcare students: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.Annals of general psychiatry · 2026Article
- Yoga-based meditation improves self-regulation and well-being in medical students: a pilot study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Academic and psychological determinants of mental stress among medical students in Dhaka: A multinomial logistic regression approach.PloS one · 2026Article
- The impact and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health experiences of medical students in Hong Kong.BMC medical education · 2025Article
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- The practical year: a qualitative study on stressors, resources and proposed improvements among medical students.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- No particularly negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the mental health of individuals with higher levels of childhood trauma.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Anxiety and depressive symptoms among medical students-A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Loneliness and mental burden among German medical students during the fading COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The mental health of medical students is an issue worthy of attention, especially during COVID-19. Many studies have shown that depression and anxiety are the main problems faced by medical students. To assess the pooled prevalence of depression and anxiety among medical students worldwide, we conducted this meta-analysis. Methods: According to PRISMA, we used a computerized strategy to search studies in EMBASE, PubMed, PsycArticles, Web of Science, and China Biology Medicine disc. The pooled prevalence of depression and anxiety was calculated by a random-effects model. Heterogeneity was explored by subgroup analysis. Sensitivity analysis and publication bias were also carried out in this meta-analysis. Results: Of 1316 studies, 41 studies were selected based on 36608 medical students. The pooled depression prevalence was 37.9% (95% CI: 30.7-45.4%), and pooled anxiety prevalence was 33.7% (95% CI: 26.8-41.1%). The prevalence of depression and anxiety among medical students varied by gender, country, and continent. Conclusion: The data reported that the prevalence of depression and anxiety among medical students during COVID-19 was relatively higher than those of the general population and the healthcare workers. The impact of COVID-19 on medical students and how to protect the mental health of medical students are needed to determine through further research. Systematic Review Registration: [https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021274015], identifier [CRD42021274015].
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