These gaps by collecting comprehensive pandemic-related, socioeconomic, clinical, and protective factor data

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Sourced from the limitations and future-work section and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 1 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 5 representative gaps

• Improving students' self-esteem with an online group intervention based on the Fennell Model: an open-label, uncontrolled feasibility trial (2026) · Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies · doi

  Hence, since through our study we found initial evidence for the feasibility of the intervention, future research should focus on testing its efficacy and effectiveness based on randomized controlled trial methodologies. Also a limitation of this study is that the data was collected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Keywords: hence found initial evidence feasibility intervention future focus testing efficacy effectiveness based randomized controlled trial
• Prevalence and determinants of depression, anxiety, and perceived stress among patients with chronic comorbidity attending outpatient clinics in Addis Ababa during the COVID-19 pandemic (2026) · PLOS Global Public Health · cited 1× · doi

  Future studies should address these gaps by collecting comprehensive pandemic-related, socioeconomic, clinical, and protective factor data. We lacked data on participants’ or family members’ COVID-19 infection status, income loss, employment disruption, family deaths, healthcare disruptions (e.

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  Keywords: family future address gaps collecting comprehensive pandemic related socioeconomic clinical protective factor lacked participants members
• Burden and trends of mental disorders in Vietnam, 1990–2023: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 (2026) · Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives · doi

  Our research did not incorporate a baseline assessment of participants’ physical and psychological health before COV- ID-19 infection. Thus, distinguishing the effects of COVID-19 from those of pre-existing conditions was challenging. The research also employed a cross-sectional design, limiting our capacity to determine causality. However, this approach enabled us to generate hypotheses and provides a foundation for subsequent studies.

  generallimitationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: incorporate baseline assessment participants physical psychological health infection thus distinguishing effects covid existing conditions challenging
• Long-term trajectories of social adjustment and emotional/behavioral problems in pediatric post-acute COVID-19 (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi

  Future studies should investigate the factors that influence the trajectory of long COVID in children and adolescents. Future research should examine the effectiveness of interventions to support children's mental health following COVID-19 infection. Future studies should consider the impact of COVID-19 on children's mental health in different contexts and populations.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate factors influence trajectory long covid
• Pandemic Preparedness and Health System Resilience: Lessons from Jordan’s COVID-19 Response (2026) · Journal of Community Health · doi

  Significant structural and psychological barriers that constrained the ability of physicians and other healthcare workers to respond effectively. Severe shortage of essential resources, including personal protective equipment. Lack of clear and standardized protocols for the management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: significant structural psychological barriers constrained ability physicians other

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