The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associated Control Measures on the Mental Health of the General Population : A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To what extent the COVID-19 pandemic and its containment measures influenced mental health in the general population is still unclear.

Purpose

To assess the trajectory of mental health symptoms during the first year of the pandemic and examine dose-response relations with characteristics of the pandemic and its containment.

Data sources

Relevant articles were identified from the living evidence database of the COVID-19 Open Access Project, which indexes COVID-19-related publications from MEDLINE via PubMed, Embase via Ovid, and PsycInfo. Preprint publications were not considered.

Study selection

Longitudinal studies that reported data on the general population's mental health using validated scales and that were published before 31 March 2021 were el

SUBMITTER: Salanti G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9579966 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature