Key result
The overall prevalence of depression among hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease in China was 51% (95% CI 0.43-0.58).
Population
6,589 patients with coronary heart disease in China, pooled from 27 studies.
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Emphasizes need for routine depression screening and integrated mental health care in Chinese cardiology; reinforces high comorbidity burden in hospitalized CHD.
Meta-Analysis (n=6,589)
Effect estimate: Prevalence 51% (95% CI 0.43-0.58)
p-value: p=0.000
There is a high prevalence of depression among patients with coronary heart disease in China, particularly in hospitalized settings, emphasizing the need for integrated physical and mental healthcare.
Yang et al. (2014) conducted a meta-analysis in Coronary heart disease (n=6,589). Coronary heart disease was evaluated on Prevalence of depression in hospitalized CHD patients (Prevalence 51%, 95% CI 0.43-0.58, p=0.000). The overall prevalence of depression among hospitalized patients with coronary heart disease in China was 51% (95% CI 0.43-0.58).
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