Mental burden and its risk and protective factors during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analyses

• Main Authors: Angela M. Kunzler (Author), Nikolaus Röthke (Author), Lukas Günthner (Author), Jutta Stoffers-Winterling (Author), Oliver Tüscher (Author), Michaela Coenen (Author), Eva Rehfuess (Author), Guido Schwarzer (Author), Harald Binder (Author), Christine Schmucker (Author), Joerg J. Meerpohl (Author), Klaus Lieb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Mental burden due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been widely reported for the general public and specific risk groups like healthcare workers and different patient populations. We aimed to assess its impact on mental health during the early phase by comparing pandemic with prepan...