Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been spreading and brought unprecedented psychological pressure on people across the entire globe since December 2019.

Objectives

To synthesize the existing evidence of the prevalence of mental health status during the epidemic and provide the basis for mental health education.

Materials and methods

The literature search was conducted in nine databases from December 2019 to October 2020. The risk of bias for each study was assessed, and the random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the prevalence of specific mental health problems. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO with the registration number CRD42020208619.

Results

About 27 studies were included in the analysis with a total of 706

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8316976 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature