Prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychological distress among populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Psychiatry Res 2021 1 cites
2021:02022:02023:02024:02025:02026:1
2021 2026
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Cénat JM, Blais-Rochette C, Kokou-Kpolou CK, Noorishad PG, Mukunzi JN, McIntee SE, Dalexis RD, Goulet MA, Labelle PR

Abstract

  1. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Jan;295:113599. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113599. Epub 2020 Nov 26.

Prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psychological distress among populations affected by the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cénat JM(1), Blais-Rochette C(2), Kokou-Kpolou CK(3), Noorishad PG(2), Mukunzi JN(2), McIntee SE(2), Dalexis RD(4), Goulet MA(2), Labelle PR(5).

Author information: (1)School of psychology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: jcenat@uottawa.ca. (2)School of psychology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (3)Department of Psychology University Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France. (4)Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (5)Library, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

OBJECTIVE: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the pooled prevalence of depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, and Psychological distress (PD) related to COVID-19 among affected populations. METHODS: We searched articles in Medline, Embase, APA PsycInfo, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science. Random-effects meta-analyses on the proportions of individuals with symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, and PD were generated and between-group differences for gender, healthcare workers (HCWs), and regions where studies were conducted. RESULTS: A total of 2189 articles were screened, 136 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility. Fifty-five peer-reviewed studies met inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis (N=189,159). The prevalence of depression (k=46) was 15.97% (95%CI, 13.24-19.13). The prevalence of anxiety (k=54) was 15.15% (95%CI, 12.29-18.54). The prevalence of insomnia (k=14) was 23.87% (95%CI, 15.74-34.48). The prevalence of PTSD (k=13) was 21.94% (95%CI, 9.37-43.31). Finally, the prevalence of psychological distress (k=19) was 13.29% (95%CI, 8.80-19.57). Between-group differences were only found in HCWs (z=2.69, p < 0.05) who had a higher prevalence of insomnia than others. CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that the short-term mental health consequences of COVID-19 are equally high across affected countries, and across gender. However, reports of insomnia are significantly higher among HCWs than the general population.

Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.

DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113599 PMCID: PMC7689353 PMID: 33285346 [Indexed for MEDLINE]

Conflict of interest statement: No conflict of interest for any author.

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