ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Psychological symptoms and their correlates in pneumoconiosis patients: a bilingual scoping review.
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- Decision self-efficacy and its determinants among Chinese adults with pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial distress and associated factors among pneumoconiosis patients: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Pneumoconiosis remains a global occupational and public health problem. This scoping review is aimed to identify the psychological symptoms and their correlates among pneumoconiosis patients. Methods: We conducted a bilingual scoping review following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Studies published between 2000 and 2025 were identified through searches of English-language (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect) and Chinese-language (CNKI, CBM, Wanfang, VIP) databases, using English and Chinese descriptors related to pneumoconiosis and psychological symptoms. The search was conducted from June 28 to July 5, 2025. Peer-reviewed empirical studies that reported quantitative psychological outcomes among patients diagnosed with pneumoconiosis were included. Results: A total of 55 studies were included in this review: 11 in English and 44 in Chinese. Considerable variability in reported prevalence was observed, primarily driven by differences in the instruments used and the cutoff criteria. For depression, with different diagnostic tools and criteria, Chinese studies reported prevalence ranging from 16.3% to 87.22%, and English studies reported prevalence ranging from 75.2% to 86.1%. For anxiety, again with varying assessment tools and criteria, Chinese studies reported rates from 9.5% to 61.97%, and English studies reported rates from 75% to 99.1%. Some studies also reported somatisation, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and sleep disturbances. Key correlates associated with these symptoms included biological, social, and psychological factors. Conclusion: This review synthesises evidence on the high prevalence of psychological symptoms among pneumoconiosis patients across diverse regions, which are associated with multifaceted factors. The scarcity of intervention studies, combined with methodological heterogeneity in existing research, underscores the urgent need for standardized assessment tools and the development of context-sensitive, biopsychosocial care models for this population.
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