Umair Majid1, Syed Ahmed Shahzaeem Hussain2, Aghna Wasim3, Nusrat Farhana1, Pakeezah Saadat1,4. 1. Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, ON, Canada. 2. Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. 3. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 4. Applied Health Research Centre (AHRC), Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON M5G 1B1, ON, Canada.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evidence syntheses perform rigorous investigations of the primary literature and they have played a vital role in generating evidence-based recommendations for governments worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has not yet been an attempt to organize them across topic and other characteristics. This study performed a systematic mapping exercise of non-clinical evidence syntheses pertaining to COVID-19. METHODS: This study conducted a systematic search on December 5, 2020 across 10 databases and servers: CINAHL, Embase, Global Health, Healthstar, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and Web of Science, Research Square, MEDRxiv, and PROSPERO. Only full evidence syntheses published in a peer-reviewed journal or preprint server were included. RESULTS: This study classified all evidence synthesis in the following topics: health service delivery (n = 280), prevention and behavior (n = 201), mental health (n = 140), social epidemiology (n = 31), economy (n = 22), and environment (n = 19). This study provides a comprehensive resource of all evidence syntheses categorized according to topic. CONCLUSIONS: This study proposes the following research priorities: governance, the impact of COVID-19 on different populations, the effectiveness of prevention and control methods across contexts, mental health, and vaccine hesitancy.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Evidence syntheses perform rigorous investigations of the primary literature and they have played a vital role in generating evidence-based recommendations for governments worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there has not yet been an attempt to organize them across topic and other characteristics. This study performed a systematic mapping exercise of non-clinical evidence syntheses pertaining to COVID-19. METHODS: This study conducted a systematic search on December 5, 2020 across 10 databases and servers: CINAHL, Embase, Global Health, Healthstar, MEDLINE, PsychINFO, and Web of Science, Research Square, MEDRxiv, and PROSPERO. Only full evidence syntheses published in a peer-reviewed journal or preprint server were included. RESULTS: This study classified all evidence synthesis in the following topics: health service delivery (n = 280), prevention and behavior (n = 201), mental health (n = 140), social epidemiology (n = 31), economy (n = 22), and environment (n = 19). This study provides a comprehensive resource of all evidence syntheses categorized according to topic. CONCLUSIONS: This study proposes the following research priorities: governance, the impact of COVID-19 on different populations, the effectiveness of prevention and control methods across contexts, mental health, and vaccine hesitancy.
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Keywords:
COVID-19; economy; environment; health service delivery; mental health; pandemic planning; prevention; systematic review
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