Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

The emergence of Coronavrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in significant impacts on individuals and the whole world. It can lead to severe health outcomes that may lead to death. It also affects the psychological status and mental health of the individuals due to fear of infection, isolation,...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim M. Alqahtani, Abdulaziz M. Al-Garni, Majed S. Abumelha, Saleh A. Alsagti, Fatimah A. D. Alshehri, Abdulrahman A. Alqahtani, Saif S. S. Alkhidhran
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1943_22
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author Ibrahim M. Alqahtani
Abdulaziz M. Al-Garni
Majed S. Abumelha
Saleh A. Alsagti
Fatimah A. D. Alshehri
Abdulrahman A. Alqahtani
Saif S. S. Alkhidhran
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Abdulaziz M. Al-Garni
Majed S. Abumelha
Saleh A. Alsagti
Fatimah A. D. Alshehri
Abdulrahman A. Alqahtani
Saif S. S. Alkhidhran
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description The emergence of Coronavrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in significant impacts on individuals and the whole world. It can lead to severe health outcomes that may lead to death. It also affects the psychological status and mental health of the individuals due to fear of infection, isolation, and quarantine. To assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic by reviewing the previous studies and original articles published on this subject. Both PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched for scientific articles that reported the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and/or stress among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The included terms used for the search process were “Prevalence, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, COVID-19, Pandemic, Psychological impact.” The inclusion criteria were original articles written in the English language and conducted on the general population and reported the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and/or stress during COVID-19. A total of 2204 articles were obtained; only nine articles were eligible for the inclusion criteria. The included studies involved a total number of 19,277 participants and covered eight countries. The age range of participants was less than 18 years to 90 years, and female participants were more dominant compared to male participants in the majority of the studies. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was varied based on the region of studies and affected factors; however, the COVID-19 pandemic increased the prevalence of the three items.
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spelling doaj-art-8c56de27ea734fe2900fc38849a5b2532025-08-20T02:13:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-06-011261030103710.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1943_22Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic reviewIbrahim M. AlqahtaniAbdulaziz M. Al-GarniMajed S. AbumelhaSaleh A. AlsagtiFatimah A. D. AlshehriAbdulrahman A. AlqahtaniSaif S. S. AlkhidhranThe emergence of Coronavrus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in significant impacts on individuals and the whole world. It can lead to severe health outcomes that may lead to death. It also affects the psychological status and mental health of the individuals due to fear of infection, isolation, and quarantine. To assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic by reviewing the previous studies and original articles published on this subject. Both PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched for scientific articles that reported the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and/or stress among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. The included terms used for the search process were “Prevalence, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, COVID-19, Pandemic, Psychological impact.” The inclusion criteria were original articles written in the English language and conducted on the general population and reported the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and/or stress during COVID-19. A total of 2204 articles were obtained; only nine articles were eligible for the inclusion criteria. The included studies involved a total number of 19,277 participants and covered eight countries. The age range of participants was less than 18 years to 90 years, and female participants were more dominant compared to male participants in the majority of the studies. The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was varied based on the region of studies and affected factors; however, the COVID-19 pandemic increased the prevalence of the three items.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1943_22anxietycovid-19depressiongeneral populationprevalencestress
spellingShingle Ibrahim M. Alqahtani
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Saif S. S. Alkhidhran
Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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title Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_full Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_fullStr Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_short Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review
title_sort prevalence of depression anxiety and stress among the general population during covid 19 pandemic a systematic review
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