DataSheet1_The Mental Health Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Scoping Review.pdf

Objectives: This scoping review is to investigate the existing literature on the mental health of Healthcare workers, including stress or distress, anxiety, depression, burnout, insomnia, and fear or phobia within the different countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: We systematically searched to consolidate studies across EMR countries regarding the mental health morbidity studied, the scales, and the methodology used. The review focused on peer-reviewed academic literature published from March 2020 to November 2021.Results: One hundred sixty-seven articles were included in the review. Most publications came from lower-middle-income countries such as Iran, Pakistan, and Egypt. Most of the literature was specific to Stress/Distress (n = 94), followed by anxiety (n = 93), depression (n = 66), burnout (n = 27), insomnia (n = 20), and fear/phobia (n = 12).Conclusion: Fear, phobia, and insomnia have all been examined extensively worldwide, yet they were among the Eastern Mediterranean region’s least explored outcomes. In addition, most underdeveloped countries have a low rate of publication.

目标：本次范围审查旨在探究中东地区（EMR）各国在新冠疫情期间医护工作者心理健康领域的现有文献，包括压力或压力过大、焦虑、抑郁、倦怠、失眠以及恐惧或恐惧症等方面。方法：我们对中东地区各国的心理健康发病率研究、量表和方法论进行了系统性的搜索和整合。本次审查重点在于对2020年3月至2021年11月期间发表的同行评审学术文献进行梳理。结果：本次审查共纳入167篇文章。大多数出版物来自如伊朗、巴基斯坦和埃及等中低收入国家。大部分文献针对的是压力/压力过大（n = 94），其次是焦虑（n = 93）、抑郁（n = 66）、倦怠（n = 27）、失眠（n = 20）和恐惧/恐惧症（n = 12）。结论：恐惧、恐惧症和失眠在全球范围内已得到广泛研究，但它们却是中东地区最少被探讨的结果之一。此外，大多数欠发达国家的研究发表率较低。