October 5, 2020

The Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep Disturbances in COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Mental Health and Personal Impact

Keywords (Tags): mental health personal impact

• A meta-analysis with 31 studies calculated the pooled prevalence of depression (45%), anxiety (47%) and sleeping disturbances (34%) among patients with COVID-19 (n=5,153). The prevalence estimates did not differ by gender. The depression and anxiety prevalence estimates varied between different screening tools.

Deng et al. (Oct 2, 2020). The Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep Disturbances in COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-Analysis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.14506