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ReviewOman medical journal2023

Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health Among Healthcare Workers in India: A Mixed-methods Systematic Review.

Edlin Glane Mathias, D S Anupama, Tenzin Phagdol, Baby S Nayak, Ravishankar Nagaraja, Kelly Dickson, Mukdarut Bangpan, Gopichandran Lakshmanan, Preethy D'Souza

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Review in Oman medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. A Community-based Cross-sectional Study of a Tiered Mental Health Support Model for Frontline Workers in Andhra Pradesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Edlin Glane MathiasDepartment of Health Information, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
D S AnupamaDepartment of Global Health Governance, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Tenzin PhagdolDepartment of Child Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Baby S NayakDepartment of Child Health Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
Ravishankar NagarajaDepartment of Biostatistics, Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
Kelly DicksonSocial Research Institute, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK.
Mukdarut BangpanSocial Research Institute, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK.
Gopichandran LakshmananDepartment of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Preethy D'SouzaSocial Research Institute, Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · INUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Delhi · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced significant mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. This review aimed to comprehensively assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of HCWs in India. We conducted a mixed-methods systematic review, which adopts a results-based convergent approach that incorporates quantitative and qualitative data. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in relevant databases: PubMed-Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, and ProQuest. All available full-text studies in the English language that assessed the mental health outcomes (anxiety, stress, and depression) of HCWs during the pandemic and published until 28 February 2022 were included. A total of 31 studies were included in this review (27 quantitative studies, three qualitative studies, and one mixed-method study). The pooled prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among HCWs in India was 32.96%, 29.49%, and 33.47%, respectively. Integration of quantitative and qualitative findings using social determinants of health framework resulted in various contributing factors and coping strategies. There is a need for a supportive work environment, mental health support, and mental health policies for HCWs in India.

Indexed as

AnxietyCOVID-19 PandemicDepressionHealthcare WorkersIndiaMental HealthStress

Identifiers

PMID38225995
PMCPMC10788929
OpenAlexW4377085167

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Registered trials

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