Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37231116›Full record

SynthesisArchives of women's mental health2023

Effectiveness of digital psychological interventions in reducing perinatal depression: a systematic review of meta-analyses.

Caifeng Chen, Xiaoying Wang, Han Xu, Yuhong Li

Open access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Archives of women's mental health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caifeng ChenCollege of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xiaoying WangCollege of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Han XuCollege of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Yuhong LiCollege of Nursing, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China. liyuhong@ahmu.edu.cn.
Anhui Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital psychological interventions have been widely used clinically in recent years, but the methodological quality and quality of evidence of related studies are unclear, thus interfering with the translation of practice outcomes and the application of clinical decisions. We searched for meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials in the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, JBI Database, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases as well as some databases containing gray literature up to 27 April 2022 using a combination of keywords. After two researchers independently screened and extracted data from the literature, the methodological quality of the included literature was evaluated by the AMSTAR 2 scale, and the evidence quality of the outcome index was graded by the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system. A total of 12 meta-analyses reporting the positive impact of digital psychological interventions in the prevention and/or treatment of depressive symptoms in perinatal women were included, but the methodological quality and evidence level of the included studies were low. Digital psychological interventions are effective in reducing perinatal depression, but the methodological quality and reliability of outcome indicators are mostly low. Improving study designs, using higher-quality clinical evidence, conducting systematic evaluation studies strictly following the procedures, and standardizing the reporting of study results are recommended.

Indexed as

DepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansPregnancyPsychosocial InterventionReproducibility of ResultsDigitalMeta-analysisPerinatal depressionPsychological interventionsSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID37231116
PMCPMC10212734
OpenAlexW4378348784

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