Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz
December 2021
Background: Wearing face masks in public is recommended under certain circumstances in order to prevent infectious diseases transmitted through droplets.
Aim: The objective was to compile all German and English research results from peer-reviewed journal articles using a sensitive literature search on the effects of mask-wearing for preventing infectious diseases on the psychosocial development of children and adolescents.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted considering different study designs (search period up until 12 July 2021).
Int J Environ Res Public Health
June 2021
Stigmatization from work-related COVID-19 exposure has not been investigated in detail yet. Therefore, we systematically searched three databases: Medline, Embase, and PsychInfo (until October 2020), and performed a grey literature search (until February 2021). We identified 46 suitable articles from 24 quantitative and 11 qualitative studies, 6 systematic reviews, 3 study protocols and 1 intervention.
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