Table 2.
Prevalence of mental health problems between front-line and second-line medical workers
| Mental health outcomes | No. of studies | Positive cases | Simple size | Pooled prevalence (%) | Heterogeneity I2 (%) | Q statistic | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | |||||||
| Overall depression | 13 | 9,412 | 29,866 | 32.9 (26.9–39.2) | 99.2 | ||
| Front-line physicians and nurses | 7 | 3,628 | 10,466 | 33.3 (23.8–43.5) | 99.0 | 0.02 | 0.88 |
| Second-line physicians and nurses | 6 | 5,784 | 19,400 | 32.4 (24.0–41.3) | 99.3 | ||
| Anxiety | |||||||
| Overall anxiety | 12 | 7,205 | 29,829 | 27.5 (21.9–33.4) | 99.2 | ||
| Front-line physicians and nurses | 6 | 2,874 | 10,429 | 28.8 (20.7–37.6) | 98.9 | 0.18 | 0.67 |
| Second-line physicians and nurses | 6 | 43,310 | 19,400 | 26.2 (18.4–34.8) | 99.4 |