The psychological Well-Being of University Students amidst COVID-19 Pandemic : scoping review, systematic review and meta-analysis

This review aimed to summarise the current evidence relating to university students' psychological well being amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A scoping review, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, was first conducte...

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Published in:	Sultan Qaboos University medical journal Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 179 - 197
Main Authors:	Ebrahim, Ahmad H., Dhahi, Ali, al-Husayn, Muhammad Ali, Jahrami, Haytham Ali
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Muscat, Oman Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences 01-05-2022 Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, College of Medicine & Health Sciences
Subjects:	COVID-19 - epidemiology Humans Pandemics Review SARS-CoV-2 Students Universities Depression Pandemic Anxiety Mental Health Adolescents SARS-COV-2
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Summary:	This review aimed to summarise the current evidence relating to university students' psychological well being amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A scoping review, using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, was first conducted to determine if the evidence can be systematically reviewed and meta-analysed. The search was performed via Google Scholar, MEDLINE/PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus and Web of Science. A total of 90 original articles were selected for the scoping review. Meta analysis of a total of 46,284 cases revealed an overall pooled prevalence rate of 29.1% (95% confidence interval [CI] : 20.9-39.0; K = 9, N = 22357) for anxiety symptoms and 23.2% (95% CI : 15.7-32.9; K= 12, N = 23927) for depression symptoms. This data revealed that COVID-19 had a significant impact on university students' psychological well being.
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ISSN:	2075-051X 2075-0528
DOI:	10.18295/squmj.6.2021.081