Content of review 1, reviewed on June 18, 2021
Basic reporting References are insufficient in introduction and methods. Cite the following: Magnavita N, Chirico F, Garbarino S, Bragazzi NL, Santacroce E, Zaffina S. SARS/MERS/SARS-CoV-2 Outbreaks and Burnout Syndrome among Healthcare Workers. An umbrella Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(8):4361. Doi: 10.3390/ijerph18084361.Chirico F, Magnavita N. The Crucial Role of Occupational Health Surveillance for Health-care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Workplace Health & Safety. 2021;69(1):5-6. doi:10.1177/2165079920950161. Chirico F, Ferrari G, Nucera G, Szarpak L, Crescenzo P, Ilesanmi O. Prevalence of anxiety, depression, burnout syndrome,and mental health disorders among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A rapid umbrella review of systematic reviews. J Health Soc Sci. 2021;6(2).doi: 0.19204/2021/prvl7.Chirico F, Nucera G. Tribute to healthcare operators threatened by COVID-19 pandemic. J Health Soc Sci. 2020;5(2):165-168. 10.19204/2020/trbt1, Chirico F, Nucera G, Magnavita N. Protecting the mental health of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 emergency. BJ Psych International. 2020. 1-6. Doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.39
English should be largely improved Experimental design Research question should be reformulated The association between socio-demographic characteristics and levels of anxiety and depression should be defined in terms of predictors, by using ORs. In methods the authors do not report important ethical aspects and do not describe how they use dependent variable. I suggest using multivariate regression logistics where dependent variable (yes/no) is anxiety or depression and individual and occupational predictors are independent variables Validity of the findings Conclusions are supported by results
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Content of review 2, reviewed on August 12, 2021
Basic reporting The reporting is clear and unambiguous. Literature references are sufficient. Experimental design Research is within aims and scope of the journal. Research question is well defined, relevant and meaningful. Methods are described sufficiently Validity of the findings All data look robust and conclusions are well stated
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Reviewed on September , 2021
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References
Abbas, A. M., Alya, A. M., Yasmine, A., Abbas, S., Sana, A., Saad, A., Zeshan, A. M., Mansour, A., Ali, R. 2021. Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study. PeerJ.
