Non-Pharmacological Interventions Before Cataract Surgery for Preoperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The present study was conducted to determine the effect of non-pharmacological interventions before cataract surgery on preoperative anxiety.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

Five databases were systematically searched until 9 June, 2024. The risk of bias was evaluated using the ROBIN-I instrument for non-randomised studies and risk of bias 1 (ROB1) for RCTs. For cases with heterogeneity, random effects, rather than fixed effects, were reported, and subgroup analysis was performed based on the type of intervention. The investigation of publication bias was done in the form of a funnel plot, the Egger regression test and the Trim-and-Fill test. Meta-regression analysis was performed to examine the impact of possible confounding factors on the eff

SUBMITTER: Nabighadim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754963 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature