| Literature DB >> 32830577 |
Marianne Lucena da Silva1, Rodrigo Santiago Barbosa Rocha2, Mohamed Buheji3, Haitham Jahrami4,5, Katiane da Costa Cunha6.
Abstract
Coronavirus pandemics causes systemic and mainly pulmonary changes. We assessed the prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in pandemic survivors and the general population. Papers indexed by MEDLINE/PubMed, The Cochrane, Embase, Lilacs, Scielo, Psycoinfo, and Pepsic databases were searched to April 2020, using GAD and Coronavirus (CoV) infection as keywords. Sixteen studies with 25,779 participants in eight countries were included. A 46% pooled prevalence of anxiety symptoms (95% CI 33.9-58.2%) was found with significant evidence of between-study heterogeneity (Q = 154953, I2 = 99.99%, p < 0.001). Age and sex were not found to be significant moderators for anxiety symptoms. Intervention programs for anxiety symptoms are highly recommended.Entities:
Keywords: anxiety; betacoronavirus; coronavirus; nervousness; psychological stress
Year: 2020 PMID: 32830577 DOI: 10.1177/1359105320951620
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN: 1359-1053