Mental health assessment of frontline
            <scp>COVID</scp>
            ‐19 dermatologists: A
            <scp>Pan‐Indian</scp>
            multicentric cross‐sectional study

Sil, Abheek; Das, Anupam; Jaiswal, Saurabh; Jafferany, Mohammad; Thole, Akhilesh; Rajeev, Rahul; Ali, Syed Naiyer

doi:10.1111/dth.13884

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“… Other causes reported include financial crisis, loneliness, social boycott and pressure to be quarantined, being COVID-19 positive, COVID-19 work-related stress, unable to come back home after the lockdown was imposed, and unavailability of alcohol. 18 Mental Health Assessment of Frontline COVID ‐19 Dermatologists: A Pan‐Indian Multi-centric Cross-sectional Study ( Sil et al, 2020 ) Healthcare workers (Dermatologists); n = 41; Online survey; Cross-sectional study Depression, stress The overall prevalence of depression and stress was 26.82% and 29.2%, respectively. Being female, age >30 years, and staying away from family, were significantly associated with moderate-severe depression.…”

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Mental health research in the lower-middle-income countries of Africa and Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

Kar

Oyetunji

Prakash

et al. 2020

Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research

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Mental health research in the lower-middle-income countries of Africa and Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

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Oyetunji

Prakash

et al. 2020

Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research

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“…14 Two studies on mental health of Indian dermatologists were published recently but included only frontline dermatologists in quarantined environments. 15,16 Our study addresses several mental health conditions in COVID-19 dermatologists on a large scale, taking into account demographic data, that is, location (continent), practice setting and population density, and practice years. We performed comparative analyses to identify clinically meaningful associations of mental distress in dermatologists during the pandemic.…”

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“…Dermatology is considered a non‐emergency specialty and, hence, mental health concerns often remain under‐addressed 14 . Two studies on mental health of Indian dermatologists were published recently but included only frontline dermatologists in quarantined environments 15,16 …”

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Mental distress in dermatologists during COVID‐19 pandemic: Assessment and risk factors in a global, cross‐sectional study

Bhargava

Sarkar

Kroumpouzos

2020

Dermatologic Therapy

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Background There is a sparsity of data regarding the mental health status of dermatologists during COVID‐19 pandemic. Objectives Evaluate the effects of pandemic on mental health of dermatologists on a large scale and identify risk factors for mental distress. Methods 733 dermatologists were included in this cross‐sectional, web‐based survey. Results Mental distress was reported by 77.2% of responders. Considerable percentages of participants experienced stress (73.9%), irritation (33.7%), insomnia (30%), or depression (27.6%), and 78.6% were overwhelmed with the amount of pandemic information they were receiving. Mental distress was significantly associated with practice years, volume of patients seen per week before pandemic, personal protective equipment availability at hospital (P=.001 for each), practice location (continent) (P <.001), and participant's assessment that the healthcare system was not equipped for the pandemic (P=.003). Stress was associated with hospital service (P=.003), and depression with being overwhelmed with the amount of pandemic information received (P=.004). In a logistic model, teledermatology use was the most powerful predictor of mental distress (OR, 1.57 [95% CI, 1.07‐2.32]). Conclusions Mental distress was common among dermatologists during this pandemic. Teledermatology use was the most powerful predictor of mental distress. Preventative strategies and psychosocial interventions should be implemented. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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“…Pooled prevalence of depressionTwenty-eight studies reported the prevalence of depression during COVID-19 in different samples from South Asian countries[47][48][49][52][53][54][57][58][59][60][62][63][64][65][66][67][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80] . The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 was the most frequently used instrument (n = 11), followed by Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale -21 Items (DASS-21) scales (n = 9), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (n = 4), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) (n = 2), Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) (n = 1), and Self Reporting Questionnaire 20-items (SRQ-20) scale (n = 1).…”

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Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hossain¹,

Rahman²,

Trisha³

et al. 2020

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted biopsychosocial health and wellbeing globally. Pre-pandemic studies suggest a high prevalence of common mental disorders, including anxiety and depression in South Asian countries, which may aggravate during this pandemic. This systematic meta-analytic review was conducted to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: We systematically searched for cross-sectional studies on eight major bibliographic databases and additional sources up to October 12, 2020, that reported the prevalence of anxiety or depression in any of the eight South Asian countries. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled proportion of anxiety and depression. Results: A total of 35 studies representing 41,402 participants were included in this review. The pooled prevalence of anxiety in 31 studies with a pooled sample of 28,877 was 41.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 34.7-48.1, I2 = 99.18%). Moreover, the pooled prevalence of depression was 34.1% (95% CI: 28.9-39.4, I2 = 99%) among 37,437 participants in 28 studies. Among the South Asian countries, India had a higher number of studies, whereas Bangladesh and Pakistan had a higher pooled prevalence of anxiety and depression. No studies were identified from Afghanistan, Bhutan, and Maldives. Studies in this review had high heterogeneity and varying prevalence across sub-groups. Conclusion: South Asian countries have high prevalence rates of anxiety and depression, suggesting a heavy psychosocial burden during this pandemic. Clinical and public mental health interventions should be prioritized alongside improving the social determinants of mental health in these countries. Lastly, a low number of studies with high heterogeneity requires further research exploring the psychosocial epidemiology during COVID-19, which may inform better mental health policymaking and practice in South Asia.

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Mental health assessment of frontline COVID ‐19 dermatologists: A Pan‐Indian multicentric cross‐sectional study

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Mental health research in the lower-middle-income countries of Africa and Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

Mental health research in the lower-middle-income countries of Africa and Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

Mental distress in dermatologists during COVID‐19 pandemic: Assessment and risk factors in a global, cross‐sectional study

Prevalence of anxiety and depression in South Asia during COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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