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

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  • The total number of hospital staff was 42,010 and the depression prevalence among them was reported to be 26% (95% Cl, 0.18–0.35).

  • The prevalence of depression in hospital workers increased with age.

  • The prevalence of depression was higher among females 32% (95% Cl, 0.23–0.44) compared to males 23% (95% Cl, 0.16–0.32).

  • The highest prevalence of depression was in health technicians 51%(95% Cl, 0.18–0.83) and hospital support staff 41%(95% Cl, 0.15–0.72) whereas the lowest prevalence was in healthcare students 21%(95% Cl, 0.08–0.45).

  • Findings showed that the relationship between depression and the type of continent was significant only for Africa and Europe.

Abstract

Background

This study was designed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature examining the prevalence of depression among hospital staff and the impact of various factors with a view to organize related programs for reducing the complications of this mental disorder.

Method

A total of 24 studies were extracted from a literature search conducted through electronic databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science from January 2019 to February 2021.

Findings

Following the extraction of data, the total number of hospital staff was reported to be 42,010. Based on the results, depression prevalence among them was 26% (95% Cl, 0.18–0.35). Furthermore correlation coefficients revealed a significant relationship between the rate of depression and variables including type of career, age, and gender (P-value < 0.05). The highest and lowest prevalence of depressive disorder among hospital staff was in Africa 82% (95% Cl, 0.35–0.97) and Asia 19% (95% Cl, 0.11–0.29).

Conclusion

Our findings affirmed that female workers who aged between 29 and 35 and worked as administrative and support staff in hospitals were among the population being at higher risk of developing mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

Prevalence
Depression
Health workers
COVID-19 pandemic
Review

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