Long-term effects of COVID-19 on mental health: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute effects of COVID-19 can be life-threatening. Alterations in mental health during the active infection have been documented, but the long-term consequences are less clear.

Method

A systematic review was undertaken to investigate the effect of COVID-19 infection on long-term mental health outcomes. Three databases [PubMed, Medline (Ovid) and Cochrane library] were searched between 1st October 2019 and 29th August 2021 with additional hand searching to identify all published studies reporting symptoms of generalised anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or sleep disturbance in participants at least one month after COVID-19 infection. The prevalence and mean symptom score of each were assessed.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bourmistrova NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature