Mental Health During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Literature Review

This literature review analysed various study methods for getting an insight about global prevalence of anxiety and the importance of giving support to individuals suffering from mental health disorders due to factors such as social isolation and fear of contracting infections.

Mental health during the
pandemic

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
LITERATURE MATRIX................................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................7
Which study was easiest to use and understand?.........................................................................7
What are the learnings about the topic that you were unknown to before this work?.................7
Which study can be the most difficult to utilise and interpret?...................................................7
What were the possible sameness and deviation betwixt the examination?...............................8
Determine few attributes in the examination plan.......................................................................8
Sum up your chief aggregation from the survey you have revaluated........................................8
Summarise the priorities for future research................................................................................8
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
Online:........................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Planetary preponderance of stress, anxiety and depression accrued massively by 50%
during beginning years of outbreak of Covid-19 virus. Effect of pandemic was widely observed
as there was scarcity of mental health services and a huge number of patients. A potential
increase in mental health conditions was caused due to an increase in stress arising from social
isolation from friends and families. This literature review highlighted the occurrence of mental
health disorders during the pandemic along with its impact on service users. The discussion also
revolves around identifying types and categories of different types of studies for better
understanding of the topic.

LITERATURE MATRIX
Heading,
writer and
time period
Intent of the
survey
Illustration
(no. of
participants)
Expression of
outcome on
exercise
Advance
investigation
needed-
what other
necessities
to be
considered
Systematic
review
(Jiaqi and et.
al., 2020)
Impact of
COVID-19
pandemic on
mental health
in the general
population: A
systematic
review
The main aim
of this review
was to
synthesize
extant
literature that
suggests the
psychological
outcomes of
general
population and
its associated
risk factors
during COVID
pandemic
A manual
search was
conducted to
identify
relevant
studies for the
same.
A significant
level of
psychological
distress was
observed.
Presence of
any existing
mental
health
condition
was not
mentioned.
Systematic
review
(Vroege and
Broek, 2021)
Results of
mental support
for health care
professionals
The outcomes
of campaigns
for mental
health were
accessed along
with
A group of
healthcare
professionals
were
considered.
The
importance of
psychosocial
support for
individuals
suffering from
Methods to
prevent
incapacitatio
n in
workers.

and mental
care during the
COVID-19
pandemic
importance of
support for
mental health
conditions.
distress.
Intervention
study
(Summers and
et. al., 2021)
Supporting
Mental Health
During the
COVID-19
Pandemic
Using a
Digital
Behavior
Change
Intervention:
An Open-
Label, Single-
Arm, Pre-Post
Intervention
Study
Evaluation of
12-week
outcome of
health
outcome with
the help of a
digital
behaviour app
347
participants.
Stress score
was analysed
with mental
support for the
management
of depression
and anxiety
Reliability
of app
should be
confirmed
Cross-
sectional study
(Passos and et.
al., 2020)
Impact on
Mental Health
Due to
COVID-19
Pandemic:
Cross-
Sectional
Mental health
status of
general
population in
Portugal and
Brazil and
comparison
between
countries
435 women prevalence of
anxiety was
71.3%
prevalence of
depression
was 24.7%
Both
countries
need to be
prepared for
psychologics
consequence
s.

Study in
Portugal and
Brazil
Cohort study (Johannes and
et. al., 2022)
The mental
health of NHS
staff during
the COVID-19
pandemic:
two-wave
Scottish cohort
study
Investigation
of
determinants
of mental
health
outcomes
169
participants
Consistent
efforts should
be given to
support
HSCW mental
health to
minimize the
adverse effects
of anxiety and
depression
during the
pandemic
Accurate
follow up
measures
should be
introduced
for
participants
in
measuremen
t of
threshold for
anxiety
Longitudinal
study
(Wang and et.
al., 2020)
A longitudinal
study on the
mental health
of general
population
during the
COVID-19
epidemic in
China
Evaluation of
temporal
psychological
impact and
mental health
status during
the first initial
outbreak of
COVID-19
pandemic.
Identification
of risk and
protective
factors
1738
participants in
total
Evaluation of
psychometric
properties was
conducted
with (1)
demographic
data (2)
contact history
(3) physical
symptoms that
lead to
symptoms of
anxiety and
depression
Pre
counselling
strategies
should be
introduced

LITERATURE REVIEW
Which study was easiest to use and understand?
The Covid pandemic and the outbreak has effectively fostered new health risk associated with
the intellectual wellness of the population planetary. A systemic longitudinal study was the
easiest to use as this very study gave the appropriate report of the magnitude of grounds of
anxiousness, psychological state, and other mental health associated post-traumatic stress
disorders, other psychological suffering and prosody among people around the world (Aknin and
et. al., 2022). According to me this study was easiest as this measures the risk associated with
distresses illnesses, other unemployment among the adults, student status within the nation, and
prevailing vulnerability to the social interaction platform such as social media and fearing the
Covid outbreak.
What are the learnings about the topic that you were unknown to before this work?
With this situation with pandemic, it is clear and loud that outbreak has majorly affected the
population with mental health illness, for instance in extreme cases, people have suffered with
extreme depressive stages, and those were characterise by low mood, tiredness, pessimism, poor
sleep, and appetite issues. In addition, people were also vulnerable as the situation was not
appreciable for their mental health and the people had to face severe mental impairments such as
feeling helpless at times, guilty, hopeless and with gradual reduction in their work results. Older
people were more vulnerable and impacted globally (Creswell and et. al., 2021).
Which study can be the most difficult to utilise and interpret?
Cross section examination can be considered as more difficult process to utilise as this study
contained quantifiable examination which is chiefly and majorly supported on an online form of
questioning sessions. With societal statistic and related data effectively gathered, add-on to tetrad
different valid standard of studies. Questionnaire, satisfaction with life scales, and their
generalised mental disorder and with enduring associated health related questioning session. For
every results, numerous linear regression was experienced. There were prevalences of anxiety,
depression and other associated mental disorder. This examination was the just about difficult to
exercise and interpret during the intellectual well-being during the pandemic (Ford and et. al.,
2021).

What were the possible sameness and deviation betwixt the examination?
Examination majorly addressed in order to aid bring forth the estimated ratio of the affected
people by the pandemic globally. The studies majorly studies the mental disorders with the
inclining rates of pandemic and socio-demographic data-related with the outcomes of the
pandemic. The cohort, longitudinal studies with cross-sectional studies aided with reflecting the
outcomes effectively with the context to mental health. The studies showed that the pandemic
was induced with impairments in work and social functioning of an individual. In addition, they
were strongly related with inclined depression and anxiety among the population globally.
Determine few attributes in the examination plan.
Examination finding majorly entailed which during pandemic, over one-third of the participants
were majorly experiencing the inclined stress associated with the work and the social
functionalities within the society they were induced into (Shah and et. al., 2020). The study
design majorly addressed the increased stress in students due to homework and pressure of
studies during the pandemic. The social isolation distributed emotions to elevated intensity and
this then impacted the mental health people.
Sum up your chief aggregation from the survey you have revaluated.
There were comparatively advanced symptoms rates of anxiousness, psychological state, other
mental associated stress disorder within the population globally. The Covid pandemic was
anxiety provoking for both the inpatient and the outpatients. Health care professionals and the
other associated health care providers were majorly affected due to this outbreak due to it's
potential infective (Valdez and et. al., 2020).
Summarise the priorities for future research.
The most research has understandably been focussed on the apprehending the dynamics of the
pandemic situations globally. The biology of the infection to evolve the pandemic diagnosis
effectively, their related vaccines and the treatments.

CONCLUSION
From the above literature review and matrix, it can be concluded the study involved
epochal incline in the mental impairments, anxiety, depression and insomnia during the
pandemic. This literature review analysed various study methods for getting an insight about
global prevalence of anxiety and the importance of giving support to individuals suffering from
mental health disorders due to factors such as social isolation and fear of contracting infections.
Factors such as loneliness, fear of infection, sufferings of infection and death increase the risk of
suicides and self harming behaviours. The study determination majorly entailed that during the
pandemic, over one-third of the participants were majorly experiencing the tending stress related
with the work and the social practicality functionalities within the social group they were
induced into. From the very situation Covid pandemic, it was distinct that the Covid eruption has
starring stricken the accumulation with mental health sickness, for case in extreme cases, people
have endured with utmost depressing stages, and those were distinguished by low mood, fatigue,
pessimism, poor sleep, and craving issues.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Aknin, L.B., De Neve, J.E., Dunn, E.W., Fancourt, D.E., Goldberg, E., Helliwell, J.F., Jones,
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Creswell, C., Shum, A., Pearcey, S., Skripkauskaite, S., Patalay, P. and Waite, P., 2021. Young
people's mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Child & Adolescent
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Ford, T., John, A. and Gunnell, D., 2021. Mental health of children and young people during
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