The association between the sense of control and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High levels of depression and low sense of control have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. The removal of typical freedoms through public health restrictions may have played an important role. The aim of this review was to examine data collected during the pandemic and (1) estimate the strength of the association between sense of control and depression, (2) examine whether the different types of control measures affected the strength of the association, and (3) whether this changed as a function of pandemic indicators.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies published in English between December 2019 and November 2022. A total of 993 articles were identified, of which 20 were included in the review and 16 in the meta-analys

SUBMITTER: Msetfi RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897004 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature