The incidence of depression and anxiety in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As awareness for the importance of mental health continues to expand in rheumatology, it is important to understand the epidemiology of psychiatric complications in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the ultimate goal of future prevention and improved quality of care. This study aims to review evidence on the incidence and determinants of depression and/or anxiety among patients with AS.

Methods

We searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL Complete, and PsycINFO for full-length observational studies that involved a sample or population of patients with AS and assessed depression and/or anxiety. Primary outcomes extracted were: 1) risk estimates for depression and/or anxiety (e.g., relative risk [RR]); and 2) determinants or factors id

SUBMITTER: Park JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050143 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature