Abstract
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 disease (SARS-CoV-2) is the most severe manifestation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Accruing evidence in-dicates that the COVID-19 pandemic may have profound deleterious neurological, psychiatric, and psychological outcomes. The number of systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs) on this topic has grown exponentially. This protocol aims to synthesize all evidence from SRs and MAs on the associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and neuropsychiatric outcomes. The following electronic databases will be systematically searched from inception up to 15 January 2022: PubMed, Embase, APA PsycINFO, and Cochrane Reviews. An umbrella review (UR) of SRs and MAs of observational studies will be conducted. SRs and/or MAs of observational studies examining any direct or indirect association of COVID-19 with the neuropsychiatric outcomes will be deemed eligible for potential inclusion in this UR. The direct associations include the impact on the (1) prognosis of COVID-19 and (2) neuropsychiatric sequelae after COVID-19 infection. The indirect associations include the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the (1) treatments and (2) outcomes of neurological and psychiatric conditions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1681 |
Journal | International journal of environmental research and public health |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 Feb 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding: The study was supported by from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST-110-2314-B-016-035-to C.-K.T.) and from Tri-Service General Hospital Penghu Branch (TSGH-PH-E-110011 to T.-C.Y.). The funding source had no role in any process of our study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 by the authors. Li-censee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pollution
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis