Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the mental health of the population in general, and in college students in particular. Dental students have seen their teaching altered and their clinical practice reduced. This study was aimed at conducting...

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Autores principales:	Javier Santabárbara, Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria, Nahia Idoiaga, Beatriz Olaya, Juan Bueno-Novitol
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	depression dental students gender countries meta-analysis COVID-19 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ba46adc497b44418b2080f87858e20252021-11-25T18:19:11ZMeta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic10.3390/medicina571112781648-91441010-660Xhttps://doaj.org/article/ba46adc497b44418b2080f87858e20252021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/11/1278https://doaj.org/toc/1010-660Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/1648-9144<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the mental health of the population in general, and in college students in particular. Dental students have seen their teaching altered and their clinical practice reduced. This study was aimed at conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting levels of depression among dental students during the COVID-19 and estimating the pooled prevalence of depression. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Medline via PubMed and other databases were searched for studies on the prevalence of depression in dental undergraduates, published from 1 December 2019 to 1 September 2021. The pooled proportions of depression were calculated with random effects models. <i>Results</i>: We identified 13 studies from 9 countries. The pooled prevalence of depression in dental students was 37% (95% CI: 26–49%) with no variation due to gender, response rate or methodological quality. We only found a significantly higher prevalence of depression in studies from Asia compared to Europe and America. <i>Conclusions</i>: Our results suggest that dental students are suffering from higher levels of depression compared with the general population or other college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with differences across regions. Measures to improve mental health and wellbeing of dental students during the pandemic are needed.Javier SantabárbaraNaiara Ozamiz-EtxebarriaNahia IdoiagaBeatriz OlayaJuan Bueno-NovitolMDPI AGarticledepressiondental studentsgendercountriesmeta-analysisCOVID-19Medicine (General)R5-920ENMedicina, Vol 57, Iss 1278, p 1278 (2021)
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spellingShingle	depression dental students gender countries meta-analysis COVID-19 Medicine (General) R5-920 Javier Santabárbara Naiara Ozamiz-Etxebarria Nahia Idoiaga Beatriz Olaya Juan Bueno-Novitol Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic
description	<i>Background and Objectives</i>: The COVID-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the mental health of the population in general, and in college students in particular. Dental students have seen their teaching altered and their clinical practice reduced. This study was aimed at conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies reporting levels of depression among dental students during the COVID-19 and estimating the pooled prevalence of depression. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Medline via PubMed and other databases were searched for studies on the prevalence of depression in dental undergraduates, published from 1 December 2019 to 1 September 2021. The pooled proportions of depression were calculated with random effects models. <i>Results</i>: We identified 13 studies from 9 countries. The pooled prevalence of depression in dental students was 37% (95% CI: 26–49%) with no variation due to gender, response rate or methodological quality. We only found a significantly higher prevalence of depression in studies from Asia compared to Europe and America. <i>Conclusions</i>: Our results suggest that dental students are suffering from higher levels of depression compared with the general population or other college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, with differences across regions. Measures to improve mental health and wellbeing of dental students during the pandemic are needed.
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title	Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic
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Meta-Analysis of Prevalence of Depression in Dental Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

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