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The psychological and mental impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on medical staff and general public – A systematic review and meta-analysis
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused enormous psychological impact worldwide. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis on the psychological and mental impact of COVID-19 among healthcare workers, the general population, and patients with higher COVID-19 risk published between 1 Nov 2019 to 25 May 2020. We conducted literature research using Embase, PubMed, Google scholar and WHO COVID-19 databases. Among the initial search of 9207 studies, 62 studies with 162,639 participants from 17 countries were included in the review. The pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression was 33% (95% confidence interval: 28%-38%) and 28% (23%-32%), respectively. The prevalence of anxiety and depression was the highest among patients with pre-existing conditions and COVID-19 infection (56% [39%-73%] and 55% [48%-62%]), and it was similar between healthcare workers and the general public. Studies from China, Italy, Turkey, Spain and Iran reported higher-than-pooled prevalence among healthcare workers and the general public. Common risk factors included being women, being nurses, having lower socioeconomic status, having high risks of contracting COVID-19, and social isolation. Protective factors included having sufficient medical resources, up-to-date and accurate information, and taking precautionary measures. In conclusion, psychological interventions targeting high-risk populations with heavy psychological distress are in urgent need.
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- Authors
- Luo, M., Guo, L., Yu, M., Jiang, W., & Wang, H.
- Affiliations
- Chinese People's Liberation Army (CN)
- Army Medical University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Haiyan
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-09
- Volume
- 291
- Pages
- 113190
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7276119
- OpenAlex
- W3033373145
- Cited by
- 1,615
- References
- 110
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 87 · 2024: 168 · 2023: 255 · 2022: 449 · 2021: 536 · 2020: 96
- FWCI
- 26.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, psychological impact, mental health, anxiety, depression, healthcare workers, general public, high-risk patients, pre-existing conditions, nurses, socioeconomic status, social isolation, risk factors, protective factors, psychological intervention
- MeSH terms
- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Anxiety, China, Depression, Health Personnel, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Prevalence, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics
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