Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review
Introduction: The COVID-19 epidemic has been causing serious physical, but also psychological effects in society. This systematic review sought to identify studies that describe COVID-19 related anxiety, and to understand the impact of anxiety assessment in defining strategies to be implemented in...
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Introduction: The COVID-19 epidemic has been causing serious physical, but also psychological effects in society. This systematic review sought to identify studies that describe COVID-19 related anxiety, and to understand the impact of anxiety assessment in defining strategies to be implemented in future studies.
Methodology: This systematic review included cross-sectional studies with no publication year limit. It was performed a systematic search through three databases, namely, PubMed, Science Direct and Web of Science using the descriptors “COVID-19” and “anxiety”. PRISMA criteria reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses were applied. Eligible articles were selected in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria were: research articles related with anxiety measurement during the COVID-19 outbreak; interventions to reduce anxiety; and published in English.
Results: From 44 references, just four scientific articles were accepted for inclusion within this review. These studies were analyzed regarding their sample, methodology, instruments used, and its results.
Conclusions: This systematic review was based on published data at the onset of the pandemic, and it could serve as a basis for the development of implementations plans to improve anxiety disorders. The importance of this theme, the implications and potential directions for future investigations will be discussed.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a4cf75633d54ff3a5d3a350765181d32025-08-20T02:27:22ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802021-03-01150310.3855/jidc.12730Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic reviewPatricia Batista0Vitor Duque1Ana Luzio-Vaz 2Anabela Pereira3Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina (CBQF) – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto, PortugalFaculdade Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalCentro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra (CHUC), Coimbra, PortugalEducation and Psychology Department, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal Introduction: The COVID-19 epidemic has been causing serious physical, but also psychological effects in society. This systematic review sought to identify studies that describe COVID-19 related anxiety, and to understand the impact of anxiety assessment in defining strategies to be implemented in future studies. Methodology: This systematic review included cross-sectional studies with no publication year limit. It was performed a systematic search through three databases, namely, PubMed, Science Direct and Web of Science using the descriptors “COVID-19” and “anxiety”. PRISMA criteria reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses were applied. Eligible articles were selected in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria. The inclusion criteria were: research articles related with anxiety measurement during the COVID-19 outbreak; interventions to reduce anxiety; and published in English. Results: From 44 references, just four scientific articles were accepted for inclusion within this review. These studies were analyzed regarding their sample, methodology, instruments used, and its results. Conclusions: This systematic review was based on published data at the onset of the pandemic, and it could serve as a basis for the development of implementations plans to improve anxiety disorders. The importance of this theme, the implications and potential directions for future investigations will be discussed. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12730COVID-19anxietypsychological diseasesinfections |
| spellingShingle | Patricia Batista Vitor Duque Ana Luzio-Vaz Anabela Pereira Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review Journal of Infection in Developing Countries COVID-19 anxiety psychological diseases infections |
| title | Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review |
| title_full | Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review |
| title_short | Anxiety impact during COVID-19: a systematic review |
| title_sort | anxiety impact during covid 19 a systematic review |
| topic | COVID-19 anxiety psychological diseases infections |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/12730 |
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