Prevalence of depression among healthcare workers during the covid-19 outbreak: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Olaya B. ; Pérez-Moreno M. ; Bueno-Notivol J. ; Gracia-García P. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lasheras I. ; Santabárbara J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Background: There is evidence of a high psychological toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in healthcare workers. This paper was aimed at conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting levels of depression among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 and estimating the pooled prevalence of depression. Methods: We searched for cross-sectional studies listed on PubMed from 1 December 2019 to 15 September 2020 that reported prevalence of depression in healthcare workers, nurses, medical doctors, and COVID-19 frontline professionals. The pooled proportions of depression were calculated with random effects models. Results: We identified 57 studies from seventeen countries. The pooled prevalence of depression in healthcare workers was 24% (95% CI: 20%-28%), 25% for nurses (95% CI: 18%-33%), 24% for medical doctors (95% CI: 16%-31%), and 43% for frontline professionals (95% CI: 28%-59%). Conclusions: The proportion of depression in nurses and medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic was similar to that found in the general population as previously reported in other meta-analyses conducted with smaller numbers of studies. Importantly, almost half of the frontline healthcare workers showed increased levels of depression. There is need for a comprehensive, international response to prevent and treat common mental health problems in healthcare workers.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/jcm10153406

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, 15 (2021), 10153406 [18 pp.]
ISSN: 2077-0383

Factor impacto JCR: 4.964 (2021)

Categ. JCR: MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL rank: 55 / 172 = 0.32 (2021) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.4 - Medicine (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.04 - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Area Psiquiatría (Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm.)
Área (Departamento): Área Medic.Prevent.Salud Públ. (Dpto. Microb.Ped.Radio.Sal.Pú.)