Journal article
The prevalence of depressive symptoms in ‘left-behind children’ in China: a meta-analysis of comparative studies and epidemiological surveys
YY Wang, L Xiao, WW Rao, JX Chai, SF Zhang, CH Ng, GS Ungvari, H Zhu, YT Xiang
Journal of Affective Disorders | ELSEVIER | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Depressive symptoms are common in ‘left-behind children (LBC)’ in China, but their prevalence estimates have been inconsistent. This comprehensive meta-analysis examined the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms in LBC in China and its associated factors. Methods: Two investigators systematically and independently searched both English (PubMed, PsycINFO, and EMBASE) and Chinese (WanFang Database, CNKI, and SinoMed) databases. Comparative and epidemiological studies reporting the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated relevant information were included. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was pooled using the random-effects model. Results: A total of 39 studies cove..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the "National Key Research & Development Program of China"(No. 2016YFC1307200), the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support (ZYLX201607), the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospital's Ascent Plan (DFL20151801), the Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program (Code: PX2017048) and the University of Macau (MYRG2015-00230-FHS; MYRG2016-00005-FHS).