SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Prevalence and severity of anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2026Pooled it
- Global prevalence and determinant factors of pain, depression, and anxiety among cancer patients: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Anxiety and depression among cancer patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Multi-omics graph attention network reveals neuro-immune-tumor pathways in breast cancer liver depression syndrome.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Trial
- Effects of WeChat-based EPIC training on health-related quality of life, attribution and life attitude in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer: a clinical randomized controlled trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Development of a risk prediction model for second primary thyroid cancer in female breast cancer patients based on machine learning algorithms.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Personality characteristics, alexithymia and anxiety/depression in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a cross-sectional mediation analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Bidirectional relationship between anxiety disorder and cancer: a longitudinal population-based cohort study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Association between the Chinese Dietary Balance Index-based dietary quality and depressive symptoms in breast cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Depression and anxiety in patients with breast cancer receiving radiotherapy: a longitudinal study.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2025Article
- Physical and Psychological Burdens Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Evaluating Post-Treatment Gait Impairment, Falls, and Depression Using Real-World Data.European journal of cancer care · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of OH card-based group mental health education in improving mood and behavior in breast cancer patients.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Context: Anxiety/depression in breast cancer (BC) is common around the world, and Chinese BC patients should not be ignored. The prevalence of anxiety and depression among BC patients are various in different regions of China, but no clear summarization has been made. Purpose: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the prevalence and severity of anxiety and depression among breast cancer (BC) patients in China. Methods: A literature search on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Cochrane database library, CNKI, Wanfang, and SinoMed was conducted up to 29 December 2021. The effect size (ES) or standard mean difference (SMD) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the prevalence and severity of anxiety/depression were calculated using the STATA 12.0 software. Results: A total of 63 identified studies were included, containing a total of 53,513 Chinese women confirmed breast cancer. The results showed a high pooled prevalence of anxiety (38%, 95% CI, 27-50%, Conclusion: The study showed high levels of anxiety and depression among BC patients in China, especially those in the northeast. Clinicians and researchers should pay attention to the psychological problems of patients with breast cancer and regard it as one of the important prognostic outcomes of patients. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/index.php, PROSPERO: CRD42020151752.
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