Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Living Systematic Review of Symptom Levels, Factors Associated with Symptoms, and Intervention Effectiveness [Funder: MI4]
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
Other Funders (Canada)Principal Investigator
Thombs, BrettResearch Location
CanadaLead Research Institution
McGill UniversityResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures
Research Subcategory
Indirect health impacts
Special Interest Tags
N/A
Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Unspecified
Vulnerable Population
Unspecified
Occupations of Interest
Unspecified
Abstract
COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of people across the world and raised concerns about serious mental health implications. There is almost no evidence from previous infectious disease to inform understandings of mental health in COVID-19. Mental health evidence from COVID-19 is being produced very rapidly, but much is of very poor quality. Health practitioners and policymakers need to understand how COVID-19 is affecting mental health and have options to intervene in order to make decisions that best serve the population. Psychologist Dr. Brett Thombs and biostatistician Dr. Andrea Benedetti will conduct a living systematic review to curate all mental health evidence during COVID-19 on the impact of the outbreak on mental health, mental health risk factors, and effective interventions. Their results will be important in helping health care providers to support the mental health of Canadians.