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Post-traumatic stress in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in healthcare workers before and during COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Implementing PTSD interventions for hospital nurses and physicians during COVID-19: A scoping review.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms among physicians - A meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Pooled it
- Estimation of the prevalence of anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence and childbirth: update meta-analysis after the introduction of the DSM-5 and COVID-19 pandemic.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Pooled it
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- 3MDR Therapy Reduces Symptoms of PTSD and Related Conditions in Canadian Military Members and Veterans, Public Safety Personnel, and Clinical Personnel.Brain and behavior · 2026Trial
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- A guided single session intervention to reduce intrusive memories of work-related trauma: a randomised controlled trial with healthcare workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC medicine · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of a mental health stepped-care programme for healthcare workers with psychological distress in crisis settings: a multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMJ mental health · 2023Trial
- Causal mediation analysis of contact with COVID-19 patients and burnout syndrome in physiotherapists in Japan: secondary analysis of a multicentre observational study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Observational
- Measurement of Spiritual Fitness Among Healthcare Professionals in Türkiye: Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the SOCOM Spiritual Fitness Scale.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- The role of sense of coherence in the relationship between posttraumatic stress, depression and anxiety among nurses in South Africa.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Association of compassion fatigue and work context with post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among care aides in nursing homes.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Determinants of Stress Coping Strategies of Doctors in Poland's Silesian Voivodeship.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- Burnout, PTSD, and Medical Error: The Medico-Legal Implications of the Mental Health Crisis Among Frontline Healthcare Professionals During COVID-19.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Persistent Traumatic Stress Exposure: Rethinking PTSD for Frontline Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Large Language Model-Enabled Editing of Patient Audio Interviews From "This Is My Story" Conversations: Comparative Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2026Article
- Spirituality, Personal Trauma History, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction Among Nurses: Traumatized Heroes or Wounded Healers?Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Article
- Disaster and distress: The double burden. Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder in doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has increased healthcare worker (HCW) susceptibility to mental illness. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the prevalence and possible factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among HCW during the COVID-19 pandemic. We searched PubMed, SCOPUS and EMBASE databases up to May 4th, 2022. We performed random effects meta-analysis and moderator analyses for the prevalence of PTSD-relevant symptoms and severe PTSD symptoms. We identified 1276 studies, reviewed 209 full-text articles, and included 119 studies (117,143 participants) with a total of 121 data points in our final analysis. 34 studies (24,541 participants) reported prevalence of severe PTSD symptoms. Approximately 25.2% of participants were physicians, 42.8% nurses, 12.4% allied health professionals, 8.9% auxiliary health professionals, and 10.8% "other". The pooled prevalence of PTSD symptoms among HCWs was 34% (95% CI, 0.30-0.39, I
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