OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 687-691.

• Treatise • Previous Articles    

Prevalence of depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in China:A meta analysis

HAO Hai-qin1,2, ZHANG Qing-qing1, SHEN Li-li1, ZHU Ya-li1, JIA Jin-fang3, HU Yi3   

  1. 1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,Yancheng First People's Hospital,Yancheng Jiangsu 224001,China;
    2. School of Nursing,Yangzhou University,Yangzhou Jiangsu 225000,China;
    3. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine,Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University,Yangzhou Jiangsu 225000,China
  • Received:2022-07-01 Revised:2022-07-11 Published:2026-03-03
  • Contact: JIA Jin-fang,Deputy chief nurse,E-mail:lg608090@163.com

Abstract: Objective To systematically evaluate the prevalence of depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) in China. Methods CNKI,CBM,WanFang,VIP,PubMed,Embase and other databases were searched by computer. Studies on depression in COPD patients in China were included,and meta-analysis was performed using Stata 15.0 software. Results A total of 12 278 samples were included. The prevalence of depression in COPD patients in China was 25%(95%CI:24%-26%). There were statistically significant differences in the prevalence among different groups in age,population origin,disease course,measurement tools,disease status and region(all P<0.01). The prevalence of depression in people aged ≤65 years old(34.0%,95%CI:32.6%-35.4%) was higher than that in people aged >65 years old(22.3%,95%CI:21.5%-23.1%),the prevalence of hospitalized patients(29.5%,95%CI:28.3%-30.6%) was higher than that of community patients(22.4%,95%CI:21.5%-23.3%),and the prevalence of patients with disease course ≤10 years(32.6%,95%CI:30.9%-34.4%) was higher than that of patients with disease course >10 years(26.5%,95%CI:24.1%-28.9%)(all P<0.01). The prevalence based on epidemiological research center depression scale,elderly depression scale,hospital depression scale,Zung' depression scale,and Hamilton depression scale was 17.0%(95%CI:14.5%-19.6%),22.9%(95%CI:22.0%-23.8%),25.0%(95%CI:23.1%-26.8%),26.9%(95%CI:24.9%-29.0%) and 66.0%(95%CI:62.8%-69.3%),respectively(all P<0.01). The prevalence of patients in acute exacerbation period(26.1%,95%CI:24.4%-27.9%) was higher than that of patients in stable period(24.9%,95%CI:24.2%-25.7%). The prevalence of eastern,central and western regions was 22.7%(95%CI:22.0%-23.5%),54.3%(95%CI:49.5%-59.1%) and 65.4%(95%CI:61.8%-68.9%),respectively(all P<0.01). Conclusion There is a high prevalence of depression in COPD patients in China,and it is necessary to pay attention to the evaluation and intervention of patients' depression in clinical nursing work to promote their physical and mental health.

Key words: Prevalence, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Depression

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