The prevalence of depression in axial spondyloarthritis and its association with disease activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is common among patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), but reports of its prevalence are highly variable. We performed a systematic review to (i) describe the prevalence of depression in axSpA, (ii) compare its prevalence between axSpA, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA) cohorts, and (iii) compare disease activity and functional impairment between those with and without depression.

Methods

We searched Medline, PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus, the Cochrane library and conference abstracts of the European League Against Rheumatism, British Society for Rheumatology and American College of Rheumatology using a predefined protocol in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta

SUBMITTER: Zhao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6042424 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature