Global Prevalence of Anxiety in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Outpatients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Many patients with chronic health conditions experience anxiety, which can have significant implications on physical health outcomes and quality of life. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the prevalence of anxiety in gastroenterology and hepatology outpatients, across factors such as physical health condition, type of anxiety, and patient demographics, with the intention to support clinicians in providing effective patient care.

Recent findings

Several recent systematic reviews have been published investigating rates of anxiety in different outpatient settings, and have found consistently high rates across the dermatology, endocrinology, cardiology and respiratory/sleep medicine fields, ranging between 25.1% and 30.3%. Whilst there a

SUBMITTER: Storer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature