the global prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia among healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: covid-19 disease has posed a serious challenge to countries' healthcare systems at the present outbreak. meanwhile, the healthcare providers' mental health has been affected. this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the pooled prevalence of depression, anxiety, and insomnia among healthcare workers in a short period during the covid-19 pandemic. materials and methods: a systematic search was conducted through web of science, scopus, medline, and embase databases, as well as preprint servers of medrxiv and ssrn, up to august 24, 2020. results: this review comprised 69 articles with a total sample size of 108,931 individuals selected from medical staff. the pooled prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia were 37% (95% ci: 31 to 43%), 34% (95% ci: 29 to 38%), and 39% (95% ci: 25 to 53%), respectively. a subgroup analysis showed that the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia was higher in females and nurses than in others. conclusions: findings indicated a high impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and insomnia among medical professionals involved in the crisis with a variety of territories and occupations of both genders.