A systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia in infectious diseases, including COVID-19: a call to action.

ABSTRACT: Infectious disease epidemics have become more frequent and more complex during the 21^st century, posing a health threat to the general public and leading to psychological symptoms. The current study was designed to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms during epidemic outbreaks, including COVID-19. We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, OVID, Medline, Cochrane databases, bioRxiv and medRxiv to identify studies that reported the prevalence of depression, anxiety or insomnia during infectious disease epidemics, up to August 14^th, 2020. Prevalence of mental symptoms among different populations including the general public, health workers, university students, older adults, infected

SUBMITTER: Yuan K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9168354 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature