Psychological Interventions in a Pandemic Emergency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Studies.
J Clin Med
; 11(11)2022 Jun 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1884238
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The study aim was to review the evidence and effectiveness of psychological interventions applied during Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic.METHODS:
A literature search was run from April 2020 to April 2021. The inclusion criteria were (1) RCTs or observational studies; (2) professional health carers and patients who had contracted coronavirus during the pandemic; (3) adults and elderly people with a viral infection diagnosis; (4) suitable measures to assess intervention effectiveness on clinical status and psychological and behavioral aspects. An internal validity assessment was planned using robvis. Data were synthesized according to PICO criteria.RESULTS:
A total of 12 studies were selected. Studies measuring mental health outcomes demonstrated the greatest reduction in symptoms, with eight out of the twelve studies demonstrating a reduction in symptoms that reached statistical significance (p < 0.05) and four of the studies reaching a higher significance level of p < 0.01. The type of psychological intervention was predominantly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). All studies except one was run online.CONCLUSION:
Psychological interventions have a benefit on mental health outcomes, even if performed online. In particular, CBT seems to be the psychological intervention that is used more and also seems to have a larger effect size on the mitigation of mental health symptoms and increasing resilience.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jcm11113209
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