biostudies-literatureUnknown10Cheung T<h4>Background</h4>Any infectious disease outbreak may lead to a negative detrimental psychological impact on individuals and the community at large, however; there was no systematic review nor meta-analysis that examined the relationship between the psychological/mental health impact of SARS and COVID-19 outbreak in Asia.<h4>Methods and design</h4>A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases from 1/1/2000 to 1/6/2020. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we analyzed the psychological impact on confirmed/suspected cases, healthcare workers and the general public during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemics. Primary outcomes included prevalence of depression, anxiety, streFrontiers in public health1004558https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9673757biostudies-literaturePsychological impact on healthcare workers, general population and affected individuals of SARS and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PMC9673757Lam SCYiu HLFong TKHCheng CPWXiang YTLee WHAnders RLLing HNYuen Chong CKKin Law KFCheung THo TLee TWSharew NTSR Nursing Working GroupfalsePsychological impact on healthcare workers, general population and affected individuals of SARS and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.<h4>Background</h4>Any infectious disease outbreak may lead to a negative detrimental psychological impact on individuals and the community at large, however; there was no systematic review nor meta-analysis that examined the relationship between the psychological/mental health impact of SARS and COVID-19 outbreak in Asia.<h4>Methods and design</h4>A systematic search was conducted using PubMed, EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO, and CINAHL databases from 1/1/2000 to 1/6/2020. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we analyzed the psychological impact on confirmed/suspected cases, healthcare workers and the general public during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak and Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemics. Primary outcomes included prevalence of depression, anxiety, stre2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-26T22:41:00.791Z2025-04-06T17:15:56.405ZS-EPMC96737573640797310.3389/fpubh.2022.1004558