Prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety and effect of psychological interventions among schistosomiasis patients in China: a meta-analysis.
10.16250/j.32.1374.2023018
- Author:
M WANG
1
;
G JIN
2
;
Y CHENG
1
;
J ZHENG
3
;
L TIAN
3
;
S ZHANG
4
;
W HONG
1
Author Information
1. The Sixth Department of Clinical Medicine, Shanghai Mental Health Center Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201100, China.
2. Yangpu District Mental Health Center, Shanghai Municipality, China.
3. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, School of Global Health, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine and Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research, Shanghai 200025, China.
4. Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety;
Comorbidity;
Depression;
Meta-analysis;
Psychological intervention;
Schistosomiasis
- MeSH:
Humans;
Depression/therapy*;
Psychosocial Intervention;
Prevalence;
Anxiety/therapy*;
Comorbidity;
Schistosomiasis/therapy*
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2023;35(4):340-348
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety and to evaluate the effect of psychological interventions among schistosomiasis patients in China, so as to provide insights into improvements of psychological health among schistosomiasis patients.
METHODS:Publications pertaining to comorbid depression and anxiety and psychological interventions among Chinese schistosomiasis patients were retrieved in electronic databases, including CNKI, Wanfang Data, PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase. The prevalence of comorbidity, psychological interventions, and scores for the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) before and after psychological interventions among Chinese schistosomiasis patients were extracted. The prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety was investigated among Chinese schistosomiasis patients using a meta-analysis, and the effect of psychological interventions for depression and anxiety was evaluated.
RESULTS:A total of 231 publications were retrieved, and 14 publications that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the final analysis, including 2 English publications and 12 Chinese publications. Meta-analysis showed that the prevalence rates of comorbid depression and anxiety were 61% [95% confidential interval (CI): (48%, 72%)] and 64% [95% CI: (42%, 81%)] among Chinese schistosomiasis patients. Both the SDS [1.45 points, 95% CI: (1.30, 1.60) points] and SAS scores [2.21 points, 95% CI: (2.05, 2.38) points] reduced among Chinese schistosomiasis patients after psychological interventions than before psychological interventions, and the SDS [-0.47 points, 95% CI: (-6.90, -0.25) points] and SAS scores [-1.30 points, 95% CI: (-1.52, -1.09) points] reduced among Chinese schistosomiasis patients in the case group than in the control group.
CONCLUSIONS:The comorbid anxiety and depression are common among Chinese schistosomiasis patients, and conventional psychological interventions facilitate the improvements of anxiety and depression among schistosomiasis patients.
