OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (3): 398-403.

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Intervention of reading therapy on depression among Chinese college students:A meta-analysis

HU Shiqun, LIU Rui   

  1. Law Department, Guizhou Police College, Guiyang Guizhou, 550005, China
  • Received:2023-06-13 Revised:2023-07-17 Online:2024-02-01 Published:2026-03-12
  • Contact: LIU Rui,Associate professor,E-mail:81811355@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To systematically evaluate the effect of reading therapy on depression among Chinese college students. Methods The China National Knowledge Network(CNKI),Wanfang Database and VIP Database were searched by computer to retrieve the literature related to reading therapy for college students,and the retrieval period was from the establishment of the database to December 2021. The meta-analysis was performed on the included studies using RevMan 5.4.1. Results A total of 17 articles were included,and a total of 1 669 people were included in the study. The subgroup analysis showed that there was little heterogeneity on data between before and after intervention among the 12 controlled trials using the symptom check list 90(SCL-90),and the total effect size was 0.44,95%CI was 0.32-0.57,which was beneficial after intervention,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). The sensitivity analysis showed that there was little heterogeneity on data among 10 randomized controlled trials,and the total effect size was -0.30,95%CI was -0.42--0.18,which was favorable to the therapy group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05). Conclusion The reading therapy is effective in the intervention of depression among Chinese college students.

Key words: Reading therapy, Depression, Meta-analysis, College students

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