000133160 001__ 133160 000133160 005__ 20250923084412.0 000133160 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3389/fpubh.2023.1305463 000133160 0248_ $$2sideral$$a137793 000133160 037__ $$aART-2024-137793 000133160 041__ $$aeng 000133160 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2082-8115$$aMartínez-Borba, Verónica$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000133160 245__ $$aGuiding future research on psychological interventions in people with COVID-19 and post COVID syndrome and comorbid emotional disorders based on a systematic review 000133160 260__ $$c2024 000133160 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000133160 5203_ $$aObjective: The COVID-19 pandemic has been emotionally challenging for the entire population and especially for people who contracted the illness. This systematic review summarizes psychological interventions implemented in COVID-19 and long COVID-19 patients who presented comorbid emotional disorders. Methods and measures: 3,839 articles were identified in 6 databases and 43 of them were included in this work. Two independent researchers selected the articles and assessed their quality. Results: 2,359 adults were included in this review. Severity of COVID-19 symptoms ranged from asymptomatic to hospitalized patients; only 3 studies included long COVID-19 populations. Similar number of randomized controlled studies (n = 15) and case studies (n = 14) were found. Emotional disorders were anxiety and/or depressive symptoms (n = 39) and the psychological intervention most represented had a cognitive behavioral approach (n = 10). Length of psychological programs ranged from 1–5 sessions (n = 6) to 16 appointments (n = 2). Some programs were distributed on a daily (n = 4) or weekly basis (n = 2), but other proposed several sessions a week (n = 4). Short (5–10 min, n = 4) and long sessions (60–90 min, n = 3) are proposed. Most interventions were supported by the use of technologies (n = 18). Important risk of bias was present in several studies. Conclusion: Promising results in the reduction of depressive, anxiety and related disorders have been found. However, important limitations in current psychological interventions were detected (i.e., duration, format, length, and efficacy of interventions were not consistently established across investigations). The results derived from our work may help to understand clinical practices in the context of pandemics and could guide future efforts to manage emotional suffering in COVID-19 patients. A stepped model of care could help to determine the dosage, length and format of delivery for each patient. 000133160 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S31-23R 000133160 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000133160 590__ $$a3.4$$b2024 000133160 592__ $$a1.027$$b2024 000133160 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b78 / 419 = 0.186$$c2024$$dQ1$$eT1 000133160 593__ $$aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health$$c2024$$dQ1 000133160 591__ $$aPUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH$$b78 / 419 = 0.186$$c2024$$dQ1$$eT1 000133160 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000133160 700__ $$aMartínez-García, Laura$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000133160 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2437-1207$$aPeris-Baquero, Óscar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000133160 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7293-318X$$aOsma, Jorge$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000133160 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9815-358X$$aCorral-Beamonte, Esther del 000133160 7102_ $$14009$$2680$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 000133160 773__ $$g11 (2024), 1305463 [23 pp.]$$pFront. public health.$$tFrontiers in public health$$x2296-2565 000133160 8564_ $$s690047$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133160/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000133160 8564_ $$s2193799$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133160/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000133160 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:133160$$particulos$$pdriver 000133160 951__ $$a2025-09-22-14:30:56 000133160 980__ $$aARTICLE