Ahmed Sirwan Khalid, Ahmed Darya Rostam, Ibrahim Radhwan Hussein, Hussein Safin, Blbas Hazhar Talaat Abubaker, Mahmood Kochr Ali, Qurbani Karzan, Saber Abdulmalik Fareeq, Abdalla Araz Qadir
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Knowledge University, Erbil, Iraq.
College of Nursing, University of Raparin, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
SAGE Open Nurs. 2025 Jun 6;11:23779608251347847. doi: 10.1177/23779608251347847. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
Mental health has emerged as a critical public health priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this review was to analyze and summarize existing literature on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the general population in Iraq.
The systematic reviews were conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. The review protocol was registered in PROSPERO with the unique identifier CRD42023423291. Searches were performed in PubMed, Scopus,Medline, and Google Scholar in May 2023 for studies published from January 2020 to January 2023. The researchers used the Joanna Briggs Institute to evaluate the quality of the studies. Data from all the included research in this review were collected and synthesized.
This review included data from 11 high-quality studies conducted in Iraq, involving a total of 8,917 participants. Of these participants, 4,860 (54.5%) were female and 4,057 (45.5%) were male. The aim of these studies was to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. The systematic review yielded important findings regarding the prevalence rates of anxiety, stress, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These rates were estimated to be 54.89%, 48.15%, 49.57%, and 31.35% respectively. It is worth noting that various demographic groups in Iraq exhibited elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, highlighting the significant burden experienced by individuals. These findings emphasize the wide-ranging effects on different segments of the population, including college students and individuals with a history of COVID-19 infection.
This review highlights the substantial impact of COVID-19 on mental health in Iraq, noting increased levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and PTSD among various groups. The findings consistently showed a significant mental health burden on Iraqis, urging healthcare authorities and policymakers to implement targeted interventions to address these challenges promptly.
在新冠疫情期间，心理健康已成为关键的公共卫生重点问题。本综述的目的是分析和总结现有关于新冠疫情对伊拉克普通民众心理健康影响的文献。
系统综述按照PRISMA 2020指南进行。综述方案已在PROSPERO注册，唯一标识符为CRD42023423291。于2023年5月在PubMed、Scopus、Medline和谷歌学术上搜索2020年1月至2023年1月发表的研究。研究人员采用乔安娜·布里格斯研究所的方法评估研究质量。收集并综合了本综述中所有纳入研究的数据。
本综述纳入了在伊拉克进行的11项高质量研究的数据，共涉及8917名参与者。其中，4860名（54.5%）为女性，4057名（45.5%）为男性。这些研究的目的是调查新冠疫情对心理健康的影响。系统综述得出了关于焦虑、压力、抑郁和创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）患病率的重要发现。这些患病率估计分别为54.89%、48.15%、49.57%和31.35%。值得注意的是，伊拉克不同人口群体的压力、焦虑、抑郁和PTSD水平均有所升高，凸显了个人所承受的巨大负担。这些发现强调了对不同人群的广泛影响，包括大学生和有新冠感染史的个体。
本综述强调了新冠疫情对伊拉克心理健康的重大影响，指出不同群体的压力、焦虑、抑郁和PTSD水平有所上升。研究结果一致显示伊拉克人承受着巨大的心理健康负担，敦促卫生当局和政策制定者迅速实施有针对性的干预措施来应对这些挑战。
