• Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes Pimenta, de Sousa MataÁdala NayanaÁNMulticampi School of Medical Sciences of Rio Grande do Norte, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Caicó/RN., Liliane Pereira Braga, de MedeirosGidyenne Christine Bandeira SilvaGCBSDepartment of Nutrition, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN., de AzevedoKesley Pablo MoraisKPMDepartment of Odontology, Post-Graduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN., Isaac Newton Machado Bezerra, Victor Hugo de Oliveira Segundo, de França NunesAna ClaraACDepartment of Odontology, Post-Graduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN., Gilberto Martins Santos, Suely Grosseman, Ismael Martínez Nicolás, and Grasiela Piuvezam.
• Department of Odontology, Post-Graduation Program in Public Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Dec 11; 99 (50): e23298e23298.

BackgroundGood communication strategies are essential in times of crisis, such as the coronavirus pandemic. The dissemination of inaccurate information and the need for social isolation to control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have shown a negative impact on the population, causing damage to mental health, with the appearance or worsening of symptoms of stress, fear, anxiety, and depression. Thus, the systematic review study is intended to gather evidence on the impact of information about COVID-19 on the mental health of the population.MethodsThis systematic review protocol is conducted using the guidelines of the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses protocols and the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. The review aims to include published studies that address the exposure of the general population to information about COVID-19, through observational and experimental studies, which consider the following outcomes: fear, stress, anxiety, and depression. Thus, a comprehensive research strategy will be conducted in the following databases: PubMed / Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, Science Direct, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL). Two independent reviewers will perform all procedures, such as study selection, data collection, and methodological evaluation. Disagreements will be forwarded to a third reviewer. RevMan 5.3 software will be used for data analysis.ResultsThis systematic review will provide evidence of the influence of access to and consumption of media and scientific information about COVID-19 on the mental health of the population. It will consider information about the characterization of the study and the population studied, clinical and epidemiological information on mental health, and data on access to and consumption of media and scientific information.DiscussionThe results should inform about the consequences of communication about the new coronavirus on the emergence or worsening of psychological and psychiatric symptoms, allowing to develop strategies to achieve effective communication of information to promote the mental health of the population.Systematic Review Registration NumberPROSPERO CRD42020182918.

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