Anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospital staff: systematic review plus meta-analysis.

Samira RaoofiFatemeh Pashazadeh KanSima RafieiSaghar KhaniHossein HosseinifardFatemeh TajikMaryam MasoumiNeda RaoofiSaba AhmadiSepideh AghalouFatemeh TorabiAfsaneh DehnadZahra HoseinipalangiSepide RezaeiHosein ShabaninejadAhmad Ghashghaee

Published in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2021)

The findings show a moderately high prevalence rate of anxiety in hospital staff. Due to the high prevalence of this mental health problem in health technicians, medical students and frontline health workers, it is highly suggested that healthcare institutions offer mental health programmes for these working groups in order to appropriately manage anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

mental health
systematic review
healthcare
meta analyses
sleep quality
medical students
public health
mental illness
health information
risk factors
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
physical activity
depressive symptoms
social media
case control
drug induced
affordable care act