Prevalence of anxiety symptom and depressive symptom among college students during COVID-19 pandemic: A meta-analysis.
J Affect Disord
; 292: 242-254, 2021 09 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1525832
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has brought huge changes to people's lifestyles, college students have also been affected seriously. Evidence about these significant changes indicated that college students were more prone to feel anxious and depressed. To derive a precise assessment of the prevalence of anxiety symptom and depressive symptom among college students worldwide, we conducted this meta-analysis.METHODS:
Based on the guidance of PRISMA, literature was searched in Pubmed, Web of Science, Embase, and PsycArticles (last search November 6, 2020). These articles after the screening were analyzed by a random-effects model to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety symptom and depressive symptom. Also, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analysis, and publication bias were performed in this meta-analysis.RESULTS:
The results showed that the pooled anxiety symptom prevalence was 31% (95% CI 23-39%), pooled depressive symptom prevalence was 34% (95% CI 27-41%). Subgroup analysis showed that the prevalence of anxiety symptom and depressive symptom among different countries' college students were different, and the pooled depressive symptom prevalence of females was higher compared with males.LIMITATIONS:
The prevalence of anxiety symptom and depressive symptom in worldwide college students could be better assessed by a standard and reliable questionnaire.CONCLUSIONS:
The results suggest that the prevalence of anxiety symptom and depressive symptom during the COVID-19 pandemic is relatively high. Except for interventions that should be taken to control the pandemic urgently, mental health services are also needed to decrease the risk of anxiety and depression among college students.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Depression
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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
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J Affect Disord
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jad.2021.05.109
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