The effectiveness of psychological support interventions for those exposed to mass infectious disease outbreaks: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mass outbreaks such as pandemics are associated with mental health problems requiring effective psychological interventions. Although several forms of psychological interventions may be advocated or used, some may lack strong evidence of efficacy and some may not have been evaluated in mass infectious disease outbreaks. This paper reports a systematic review of published studies (PROSPERO CRD:42020182094. Registered: 24.04.2020) examining the types and effectiveness of psychological support interventions for the general population and healthcare workers exposed to mass infectious disease outbreaks.

Methods

A systematic review was conducted. Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) were identified through searches of electronic databases: Medline (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), P

SUBMITTER: Doherty A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8610770 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature