SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Psychological impact on healthcare workers, general population and affected individuals of SARS and 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
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- Psychological and Mental Sequelae in Elite Athletes with Previous SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- 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
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- Prevalence and predictors of stress, anxiety, and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic at a mental referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of chatbot-based interventions on mental well-being of the general population in Asia: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.BMJ health & care informatics · 2024Article
- Stigmatization experiences of healthcare workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Factors Influencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Hospital Clinical Nurses during COVID-19 in Korea: Resilience, Social Support, and Professional Pride in Nursing.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 first wave on the mental health of healthcare workers in a Front-Line Spanish Tertiary Hospital: lessons learned.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- A multidimensional comparative study of help-seeking messages on Weibo under different stages of COVID-19 pandemic in China.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Comparison of depressive symptoms among healthcare workers in high-risk versus low-risk areas during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- On the path to recovery: traumatic stress research during the COVID-19 pandemic 2021-2023.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2023Article
- Decision-making styles during stressful scenarios: The role of anxiety in COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Nurses' perception of work and life under COVID-19 pandemic conditions: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- The Short-Term Consequences of COVID-19 on Mental Health: State of the Art from Available Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Any infectious disease outbreak may lead to a negative detrimental psychological impact on individuals and the community at large, however; there was no systematic review nor meta-analysis that examined the relationship between the psychological/mental health impact of SARS and COVID-19 outbreak in Asia. Methods and design: A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases from 1/1/2000 to 1/6/2020. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we analyzed the psychological impact on confirmed/suspected cases, healthcare workers and the general public during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemics. Primary outcomes included prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, aggression, sleeping problems and psychological symptoms. Result: Twenty-three eligible studies ( Conclusion: The SARS and COVID-19 epidemics have brought about high levels of psychological distress to individuals. Psychological interventions and contingent digital mental health platform should be promptly established nationwide for continuous surveillance of the increasing prevalence of negative psychological symptoms. Health policymakers and mental health experts should jointly collaborate to provide timely, contingent mental health treatment and psychological support to those in need to reduce the global disease burden. Systematic review registration: CRD42020182787, identifier PROSPER.
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