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Prevalence of Depression Among Empty-Nest Elderly in China: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
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- Prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety, sleep & substance use disorders among older adults in LMICs: A systematic review & meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and factors influencing depression among empty nesters in China: A meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
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- Prevalence and related influencing factors of depression symptoms among empty-nest elderly in China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Psychosocial predictors of depressive and anxiety symptoms among self-initiated older Chinese migrants: evidence from Chiang Mai, Thailand.Frontiers in sociology · 2026Article
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- Depressive symptoms among senior citizens in Baijanath Rural Municipality, Nepal: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Status and correlates of alexithymia among Chinese empty nest elders in a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Attitude towards aging and anxiety in the relationship between social alienation and depression in Chinese rural empty-nest older adults: a chained mediation modeling analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Psychometric analysis of the three item loneliness scale in the Czech Republic.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Association between psychological depression and physical health in Chinese empty-nesters during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Assessing urban community parks from an age-friendly perspective: a multi-criteria decision-making approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The impact of climate change on depression in rural Chinese older adult.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effects of physical activity, social capital on positive emotions in older adults-A study based on data from the 2022 CFPS survey.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- The mechanism of square dancing on subjective well-being among middle-aged and older women in China: mediating role of social connectedness and moderating role of exercise self-efficacy.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Healthy lifestyle behaviors and depressive symptoms: a national cross-sectional study of the older adults in China.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The relationship between frailty in older adults and anxiety and depression in china: propensity score matching and network analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Intrinsic capacity and its association with predictors among Chinese empty nest older adults in communities: a latent class analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Exploring the interplay of living arrangements, social support, and depression among older adults in rural northwest China.BMC public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepressive symptoms are common in empty-nest elderly in China, but the reported prevalence rates across studies are mixed. This is a meta-analysis of the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms (depression hereafter) in empty-nest elderly in China.
methodsTwo investigators independently conducted a systematic literature search in both English (PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library) and Chinese (CNKI and Wan Fang) databases. Data were analyzed using the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis program.
resultsA total of 46 studies with 36,791 subjects were included. The pooled prevalence of depression was 38.6% (95%CI: 31.5-46.3%). Compared with non-empty-nest elderly, empty-nest elderly were more likely to suffer from depression (OR=2.0, 95%CI: 1.4 to 2.8,
conclusionIn this meta-analysis, the prevalence of depression in empty-nest elderly was high in China. Considering the negative impact of depression on health outcomes and well-being, regular screening and appropriate interventions need to be delivered for this vulnerable segment of the population.
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