The prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
; 107: 110247, 2021 04 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1117496
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Healthcare workers, who are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, are particularly susceptible to physical and mental health consequences such as anxiety and depression. The aim of this umbrella review of meta-analyses is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Using relevant keywords, data resources including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, ProQuest, Science Direct, Google Scholar and Embase were searched to obtain systematic reviews and meta-analyses reporting the prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning of January to the end of October 2020. The random effects model was used for meta-analysis, and the I2 index was employed to assess heterogeneity among studies. Data was analyzed using STATA 14 software.RESULTS:
In the primary search, 103 studies were identified, and ultimately 7 studies were included in the umbrella review. The results showed that the overall prevalence of anxiety and depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic was 24.94% (95% CI 21.83-28.05, I2 = 0.0%, P = 0.804) and 24.83% (95% CI 21.41-28.25, I2 = 0.0%, P = 0.897), respectively.CONCLUSION:
This umbrella review shows that the prevalence of anxiety and depression is relatively high among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers should be provided with resources to minimize this risk.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Health Personnel
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Depression
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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