Prevalence and severity of anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Anxiety/depression in breast cancer (BC) is common around the world, and Chinese BC patients should not be ignored. The prevalence of anxiety and depression among BC patients are various in different regions of China, but no clear summarization has been made.

Purpose

This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of anxiety and depression among breast cancer (BC) patients in China.

Methods

A literature search on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Cochrane database library, CNKI, Wanfang, and SinoMed was conducted up to 29 December 2021. The effect size (ES) or standard mean difference (SMD) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the prevalence and severity of anxiety/depression were calculated using th

SUBMITTER: Tao F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336240 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature