Field |
Value |
Language |
dc.contributor.author |
Saeed, H |
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dc.contributor.author |
Eslami, A |
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dc.contributor.author |
Nassif, NT |
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dc.contributor.author |
Simpson, AM |
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dc.contributor.author |
Lal, S |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-02-18T05:54:28Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-02-18T05:54:28Z |
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dc.identifier.citation |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, (4), pp. 2189-2189 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1660-4601 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154687
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dc.description.abstract |
<jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic has incited a rise in anxiety, with uncertainty regarding the specific impacts and risk factors across multiple populations. A qualitative systematic review was conducted to investigate the prevalence and associations of anxiety in different sample populations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four databases were utilised in the search (Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO). The review period commenced in April 2021 and was finalised on 5 July 2021. A total of 3537 studies were identified of which 87 were included in the review (sample size: 755,180). Healthcare workers had the highest prevalence of anxiety (36%), followed by university students (34.7%), the general population (34%), teachers (27.2%), parents (23.3%), pregnant women (19.5%), and police (8.79%). Risk factors such as being female, having pre-existing mental conditions, lower socioeconomic status, increased exposure to infection, and being younger all contributed to worsened anxiety. The review included studies published before July 2021; due to the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, this may have excluded relevant papers. Restriction to only English papers and a sample size > 1000 may have also limited the range of papers included. These findings identify groups who are most vulnerable to developing anxiety in a pandemic and what specific risk factors are most common across multiple populations.</jats:p> |
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dc.language |
en |
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dc.publisher |
MDPI AG |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
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dc.relation.isbasedon |
10.3390/ijerph19042189 |
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dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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dc.subject.classification |
Toxicology |
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dc.title |
Anxiety Linked to COVID-19: A Systematic Review Comparing Anxiety Rates in Different Populations |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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utslib.citation.volume |
19 |
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pubs.organisational-group |
/University of Technology Sydney |
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pubs.organisational-group |
/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science |
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pubs.organisational-group |
/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies |
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pubs.organisational-group |
/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences |
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pubs.organisational-group |
/University of Technology Sydney/Centre for Health Technologies (CHT) |
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utslib.copyright.status |
open_access |
* |
dc.date.updated |
2022-02-18T05:54:27Z |
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pubs.issue |
4 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published online |
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pubs.volume |
19 |
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utslib.citation.issue |
4 |
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