A large-scale meta-analytic atlas of mental health problems prevalence during the COVID-19 early pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions can impact mental health. To quantify the mental health burden of COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis, searching World Health Organization COVID-19/PsycInfo/PubMed databases (09/29/2020), including observational studies reporting on mental health outcomes in any population affected by COVID-19. Primary outcomes were the prevalence of anxiety, depression, stress, sleep problems, posttraumatic symptoms. Sensitivity analyses were conducted on severe mental health problems, in high-quality studies, and in representative samples. Subgroup analyses were conducted stratified by age, sex, country income level, and COVID-19 infection status. One-hundred-seventy-three studies from February to July 2020 were included (n 

SUBMITTER: Dragioti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature