A hidden pandemic? An umbrella review of global evidence on mental health in the time of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic remain a public health concern. High quality synthesis of extensive global literature is needed to quantify this impact and identify factors associated with adverse outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a rigorous umbrella review with meta-review and present (a) pooled prevalence of probable depression, anxiety, stress, psychological distress, and post-traumatic stress, (b) standardised mean difference in probable depression and anxiety pre-versus-during the pandemic period, and (c) comprehensive narrative synthesis of factors associated with poorer outcomes. Databases searched included Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, and MEDLINE dated to March 2022. Eligibility criteria included systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses, publis

SUBMITTER: Bower M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10032377 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature