作者
Alvona Z Loh, Julia S Tan, Melvyn W Zhang, Roger C Ho
发表日期
2017/2/1
来源
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
卷号
18
期号
2
页码范围
111-116
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Objective
The global prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among caregivers of stroke survivors is unknown. Given the high index of caregiver burden, this meta-analysis aims to evaluate the pooled prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms among caregivers of stroke survivors globally and to determine underlying moderators.
Methods
The authors searched PubMed, Embase, PsychINFO, BIOSIS, Science Direct, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases from inception to June 2016, and relevant articles were selected in accordance to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. We calculated the pooled prevalence proportion of depressive and anxiety symptoms among caregivers of stroke survivors. Meta-regression was performed to identify important moderators which contribute to heterogeneity.
Results
The literature search generated 1259 records …
学术搜索中的文章
AZ Loh, JS Tan, MW Zhang, RC Ho - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2017