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SynthesisAging clinical and experimental research2021

Problem-solving therapy for major depressive disorders in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Pingping Shang, Xuelian Cao, Simiao You, Xuezhu Feng, Na Li, Yong Jia

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Synthesis in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pingping Shang *Senior Officials Inpatient Ward, First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
Xuelian Cao *School of Nursing, Jilin University, No. 965 XinJiang Road, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
Simiao YouDepartment of Nursing Welfare, College of Humanities and Sciences of Northeast, College of Health and Welfare, Normal University, Changchun, 130117, China.
Xuezhu FengSchool of Nursing, Jilin University, No. 965 XinJiang Road, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China.
Na LiLaboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of BioMacromolecules of Chinese Medicine, Jilin Ginseng Academy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, Jilin, China. academic_ccucm@163.com.
Yong JiaSchool of Nursing, Jilin University, No. 965 XinJiang Road, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China. jiayong@jlu.edu.cn.
Jilin University · CNChangchun University of Chinese Medicine · CNNortheast Normal University · CN

Funding

The 11th China Postdoctoral Science Fund special funding [2018T110235]The National key R&D plan subtask [2018FYC1706603-05]
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMajor depressive disorder is a global public health problem among older adults. Many studies show that problem-solving therapy (PST) is a cognitive behavioral approach that can effectively treat late-life depression.

aimTo summarize and assess the effects of PST on major depressive disorders in older adults.

methodsWe searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, UpToDate, and PsycINFO databases and three Chinese databases (CNKI, CBM, and Wan Fang Data) to identify articles written in English or Chinese that were published until Feb 1, 2020. Randomized controlled trials were included if they evaluated the impact of PST on major depression disorder (MDD) in older adults. Two authors of this review independently selected the studies, assessed the risk of bias, and extracted the data from all the included studies. We calculated the standard mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for continuous data. We assessed heterogeneity using the I

resultsTen studies with a total of 892 participants met the inclusion criteria. Subgroup analyses and quality ratings were performed. After problem-solving therapy, the depression scores in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group (SMD = - 1.06, 95% CI - 1.52 to - 0.61, p < 0.05; I DISCUSSION: Compared with waitlist (WL), PST has a significant effect on elderly patients with depression, but we cannot rank the therapeutic effects of all the treatment methods used for MDD.

conclusionsOur meta-analysis and systematic review suggest that problem-solving therapy may be an effective approach to improve major depressive disorders in older adults.

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Cognitive Behavioral TherapyMajor Depressive DisorderAgedHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicMajor depressive disordersMeta-analysisOlder adultsProblem-solving therapy

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