Prevalence of anxiety and depression of health care workers during COVID-19 - a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Med Pharm Rep
; 96(3): 246-253, 2023 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-37577023
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the workload of healthcare workers managing the disease, increased significantly. The objective of this review is to determine the anxiety and depression prevalence among healthcare workers during the pandemic period.Methods:
We searched systematically the literature in five electronic databases such as PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, MEDLINE, and Cochrane COVID-19 study register. The last online research was performed in May 2022. We included only cross-sectional studies and performed a meta-analysis of pooled prevalence. Publication bias was assessed with a funnel plot and Egger's and Begg's tests. A random effect was applied and heterogenicity I2 was calculated. Quality assessment of included studies was performed using the Joanna Briggs Institute tool.Results:
In this review, we included 14 cross-sectional studies comprising 7780 healthcare workers. Participants were from the whole spectrum of healthcare workers. The pooled prevalence of depression was 33.8% (95% CI 24.6 - 43.6), heterogenicity I2 98.69%. The pooled prevalence of anxiety was 41.3% (95% CI 30.2 - 52.9), heterogenicity I2 99.01%.Conclusion:
One-third of healthcare workers suffered from depression, and more than one-third suffered from anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased measures of surveillance of mental health should have been taken, as well as the support of healthcare workers running a high risk of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Pharm Rep
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Grécia