School of Psychology, University College Dublin, 4 Dublin, Ireland.
School of Medicine, University College Dublin, 4 Dublin, Ireland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 16;17(22):8479. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228479.
The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely discussed during the past few months, with scholars expressing concern about its potential debilitating consequences on youth mental health. Hence, this research aimed to provide a systematic review of the evidence on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on youth mental health. We conducted a mixed methods integrated review to identify any empirical study that focused on young people ≤ 18 years old. Eight databases were systematically searched to identify studies of any type of research design. The selection procedure followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The protocol of this systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (protocol ID: CRD4202019375). Twelve studies deemed eligible for data extraction ( = 12,262). The findings show that COVID-19 has an impact on youth mental health and is particularly associated with depression and anxiety in adolescent cohorts. The quality appraisal indicated that all studies were of low or moderate methodological quality. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting young people's lives, and thus generating robust research evidence to inform policy decisions is essential. Hence, the methodological quality of future research should be drastically improved.
在过去的几个月里，人们广泛讨论了 COVID-19 大流行对心理健康的心理影响，学者们对其对青年心理健康可能产生的不良后果表示关注。因此，本研究旨在对 COVID-19 大流行对青年心理健康影响的证据进行系统回顾。我们采用混合方法综合评价来确定任何关注≤18 岁年轻人的实证研究。系统搜索了 8 个数据库以确定任何类型研究设计的研究。选择过程遵循系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目（PRISMA）指南。本系统评价的方案已在 PROSPERO（方案 ID：CRD4202019375）上注册。有 12 项研究被认为符合数据提取标准（=12262）。研究结果表明，COVID-19 对青年心理健康有影响，特别是与青少年群体中的抑郁和焦虑有关。质量评估表明，所有研究的方法学质量均较低或中等。COVID-19 大流行正在影响年轻人的生活，因此生成有力的研究证据以告知政策决策至关重要。因此，未来研究的方法学质量应大幅提高。
