Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Global Health. 2020 Jul 6;16(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s12992-020-00589-w.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on public mental health. Therefore, monitoring and oversight of the population mental health during crises such as a panedmic is an immediate priority. The aim of this study is to analyze the existing research works and findings in relation to the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, articles that have focused on stress and anxiety prevalence among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic were searched in the Science Direct, Embase, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science (ISI) and Google Scholar databases, without a lower time limit and until May 2020. In order to perform a meta-analysis of the collected studies, the random effects model was used, and the heterogeneity of studies was investigated using the I index. Moreover. data analysis was conducted using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) software.
The prevalence of stress in 5 studies with a total sample size of 9074 is obtained as 29.6% (95% confidence limit: 24.3-35.4), the prevalence of anxiety in 17 studies with a sample size of 63,439 as 31.9% (95% confidence interval: 27.5-36.7), and the prevalence of depression in 14 studies with a sample size of 44,531 people as 33.7% (95% confidence interval: 27.5-40.6).
COVID-19 not only causes physical health concerns but also results in a number of psychological disorders. The spread of the new coronavirus can impact the mental health of people in different communities. Thus, it is essential to preserve the mental health of individuals and to develop psychological interventions that can improve the mental health of vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情对公众心理健康产生了重大影响。因此，监测和监督疫情期间人群心理健康是当务之急。本研究旨在分析与新冠疫情期间普通人群压力、焦虑和抑郁患病率相关的现有研究工作和结果。
在这项系统评价和荟萃分析中，在 Science Direct、Embase、Scopus、PubMed、Web of Science（ISI）和 Google Scholar 数据库中搜索了专注于新冠疫情期间普通人群压力和焦虑患病率的文章，没有时间下限，检索截至 2020 年 5 月。为了对收集的研究进行荟萃分析，使用了随机效应模型，并使用 I 指数研究了研究之间的异质性。此外，使用 Comprehensive Meta-Analysis（CMA）软件进行数据分析。
在 5 项研究中，总样本量为 9074 人，压力患病率为 29.6%（95%置信区间：24.3-35.4）；在 17 项研究中，样本量为 63439 人，焦虑患病率为 31.9%（95%置信区间：27.5-36.7）；在 14 项研究中，样本量为 44531 人，抑郁患病率为 33.7%（95%置信区间：27.5-40.6）。
新冠疫情不仅引起人们对身体健康的担忧，还导致了许多心理障碍。新型冠状病毒的传播会影响不同社区人群的心理健康。因此，保护个人心理健康并制定心理干预措施，对于在新冠疫情期间改善弱势群体的心理健康至关重要。
