1. Prevalence of depression, anxiety in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis
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Xiang Bin, Ke-Yi Qu, Yu-Hao Wang, Li Chen, Yan-Jie Xiong, Jin Fu Wen, Hua-Bo Wei, Tan Bing, Chun-Yan Dan, and Jia-Quan Zhu
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COVID-19 ,depression ,anxiety ,China ,systematic review ,meta-analysis ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
BackgroundMental health risks associated with the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic are often overlooked by the public. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on depression and anxiety disorders in China.MethodsStudies were analyzed and extracted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 flowchart. The studies were screened and extracted using electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov according to the predefined eligibility criteria. The Cochrane Review Manager software 5.3.1 was used for data analysis and the risk of bias assessment.ResultsAs of 2023, a total of 9,212,751 Chinese have been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. A total of 913,036 participants in 44 studies were selected following the eligibility criteria, the statistical information of which was collected for meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of depression and anxiety were 0.31 (95% CI: 0.28, 0.35; I2 = 100.0%, p
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- 2024
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