Prevalence and factors associated with depression in patients with COVID-19

Mental health, quality of life and optimism during the covid-19 pandemic: a comparison between Brazil and Portugal

“…Corroborated by several studies, we also found that females were more prone to present mental health problems and had lower levels of optimism than males. These results are fully supported by previous evidence [ 45 , 53 , 54 ] and denote a high vulnerability of women during the pandemic [ 55 ]. Previous studies have shown that the pandemic has increased the challenges, the responsibility, the inequality, and lower women’s income [ 55 , 56 ].…”

Youth mental health before and after the control of the coronavirus disease 2019: A nationally representative cohort study of Chinese college students

“…Future research could examine who among the young adults had persistent symptoms of psychological distress and whether there were social disparities in the speed of mental health recovery ( Math et al., 2015 ). Clinical practices should ideally follow up on the young patients who reported psychiatric disorders at the onset of the pandemic ( Liu and Wang, 2020 ).…”

The global Prevalence of Depression among Health Workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Systematic review and Meta-analysis

“…Furthermore, the shortage of personal protective equipment worsen the condition and leads to stress reactions of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. [( Dai et al, 2020 ) ( Liu and Wang, 2020 )] This highlights the necessity of empowering hospital staff to successfully deal with the emotions rising from such difficult circumstances.…”