Pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students: an individual participant data meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The methodological choice of aggregated estimates for meta-analysis may be notable for some common drawbacks, including variations in the cut-off values of depression, and lower statistical power for analyzing the associated factors. The study aimed to refine the precision of previous findings on the prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students, through gathering individual participant data (IPD) as identified from our previous reviews.

Material and methods

In the present study, we searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, WanFang, Scielo and LILACS to identify published systematic reviews and meta-analyses up to March 2018, then individual data was requested for further analysis (PROSPERO registration: CRD42018091917). The participants' age, sex, year of st

SUBMITTER: Depression in Medical Students Research Group 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103433 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature