Psychological Symptoms of Covid-19 Epidemic: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence; [Psiholoski Simptomi Covid-19 Epidemije: Sistematski Pregled Trenutnih Podataka] Publisher



Seyedalinaghi S¹ ; Karimi A² ; Shobeiri P² ; Nowroozi A² ; Mehraeen E³ ; Afsahi AM⁴ ; Barzegary A⁵ Show Affiliations
Source: Psihologija Published:2021

Abstract

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 © 2021. by authors This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license.