Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence
Since the outbreak of COVID–19, several published reports of increased psychological problems turned the attention towards this field and ignited controversies surrounding it. Our aim was to address the issues in this area of interest to provide information for a more robust approach. We carried out...
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| author | Seyed Alinaghi Seyed Ahmad Karimi Amirali Shobeiri Parnian Nowroozi Ali Mehraeen Esmaeil Afsahi Amir Masoud Barzegary Alireza |
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| description | Since the outbreak of COVID–19, several published reports of increased psychological problems turned the attention towards this field and ignited controversies surrounding it. Our aim was to address the issues in this area of interest to provide information for a more robust approach. We carried out a systematic search in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, UpToDate, Science direct, and Web of Science databases. We included English-written original papers, abstracts, reports, and letters to the editor published from December 2019 to April 2020. After evaluating the title and abstract to select the most relevant papers based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, articles underwent quality assessment. The full text of selected articles was then thoroughly read to extract the essential findings. The current review of the literature showed that psychological symptoms might happen among most people, including medical staff, and patients during the COVID–19 epidemic. We identified 24 potential psychological symptoms of the SARS-CoV–2 public health emergency. Reviewing extracted studies revealed that there was a risk of occurrence of psychological symptoms among the general population during the COVID–19 outbreak. However, firstline medical staffs who provide healthcare services to patients with COVID–19 were more susceptible to these symptoms. The systematic review highlights that anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep disturbance symptoms were the most frequent psychological symptoms of the COVID–19 pandemic situation. It is recommended that future studies evaluate practical interventions to reduce psychological symptoms, especially in health care workers during the COVID–19 epidemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcac2e9927974ce788d0c2da1e2e20f62022-12-21T22:35:44ZengDrustvo Psihologa SrbijePsihologija0048-57051451-92832021-01-0154217319210.2298/PSI200703035S0048-57052000035SPsychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidenceSeyed Alinaghi Seyed Ahmad0Karimi Amirali1Shobeiri Parnian2Nowroozi Ali3Mehraeen Esmaeil4Afsahi Amir Masoud5Barzegary Alireza6Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSchool of medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSchool of medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSchool of medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health Information Technology, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, IranDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), California, USASchool of medicine, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranSince the outbreak of COVID–19, several published reports of increased psychological problems turned the attention towards this field and ignited controversies surrounding it. Our aim was to address the issues in this area of interest to provide information for a more robust approach. We carried out a systematic search in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, UpToDate, Science direct, and Web of Science databases. We included English-written original papers, abstracts, reports, and letters to the editor published from December 2019 to April 2020. After evaluating the title and abstract to select the most relevant papers based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, articles underwent quality assessment. The full text of selected articles was then thoroughly read to extract the essential findings. The current review of the literature showed that psychological symptoms might happen among most people, including medical staff, and patients during the COVID–19 epidemic. We identified 24 potential psychological symptoms of the SARS-CoV–2 public health emergency. Reviewing extracted studies revealed that there was a risk of occurrence of psychological symptoms among the general population during the COVID–19 outbreak. However, firstline medical staffs who provide healthcare services to patients with COVID–19 were more susceptible to these symptoms. The systematic review highlights that anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep disturbance symptoms were the most frequent psychological symptoms of the COVID–19 pandemic situation. It is recommended that future studies evaluate practical interventions to reduce psychological symptoms, especially in health care workers during the COVID–19 epidemic.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2021/0048-57052000035S.pdfpsychological symptommental symptompsychiatric diseasecoronaviruscovid-19sars-cov-2 |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Alinaghi Seyed Ahmad Karimi Amirali Shobeiri Parnian Nowroozi Ali Mehraeen Esmaeil Afsahi Amir Masoud Barzegary Alireza Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence Psihologija psychological symptom mental symptom psychiatric disease coronavirus covid-19 sars-cov-2 |
| title | Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence |
| title_full | Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence |
| title_fullStr | Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence |
| title_short | Psychological symptoms of COVID-19 epidemic: A systematic review of current evidence |
| title_sort | psychological symptoms of covid 19 epidemic a systematic review of current evidence |
| topic | psychological symptom mental symptom psychiatric disease coronavirus covid-19 sars-cov-2 |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2021/0048-57052000035S.pdf |
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