The prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly in China:a meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

作     者：Ting Yang Chun-Mei Zhang Rui Rui Wang Yu-Qi Wei 

作者机构：Graduate schoolTianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineTianjinChina School of nursingTianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineTinjinChina 

出 版 物：《TMR Aging》 (衰老研究)

年 卷 期：2021年第3卷第1期

页      面：1-11页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.71704133) 

主　　题：Depression Empty-nest elderly Prevalence Meta-analysis Cross-sectional studies 

摘      要：Empty-nest elderly are those who have no children or whose children are away from home,and they have to live alone or with their *** prevalence of depression in the elderly is worrying,especially in the empty-nest *** study aimed to examine the prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly in China and explore the factors that influence depression among the empty-nest ***:We searched both international(PubMed,Cochrane Library,Embase,and Web of Science)and Chinese(CNKI,WanFang,SinoMed,and VIP)databases from their inception date until 12 April,2020,and collected cross-sectional studies on the prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly in *** reviewers independently screened the literature,extracted the data,and evaluated the risk of bias included in the ***-analysis was performed using Stata12.0 ***:Twenty-seven cross-sectional studies were included in the *** pooled prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly in China was 41%(95%CI:32%–50%).Subgroup analysis revealed that the Geriatric Depression Scale versions,sampling methods,living areas,gender,age,chronic diseases,and living arrangements were associated with the prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly in ***:The prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly in China was relatively *** could explore more reasons for the differences in the prevalence of depression among the empty-nest elderly from multiple perspectives in the *** departments should identify and routinely evaluate the negative emotions of the empty-nest ***,community nurses should care for the emotional needs of the empty-nest elderly,carry out targeted mental health education,and promote the realization of healthy aging.