Table 1.
Depression | Studies, N | Pooled,% | 95% CI | I2 | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Measure†: | |||||
PHQ9 | 13 | 16.1 | 10.4–22.8 | 99.316 | 0.062 |
HADS-D | 7 | 27.5 | 17.6–38.6 | 98.174 | |
Severity: | 0.330 | ||||
Mild | 10 | 23.5 | 15.0–33.2 | 99.487 | |
Moderate | 16 | 18.5 | 14.6–22.9 | 96.395 | |
Timeframe: | |||||
First 3 months | 7 | 18.9 | 10.9–28.3 | 97.994 | 0.681 |
April onwards | 19 | 21.1 | 15.7–27.0 | 99.117 | |
Risk of bias: | |||||
Low | 4 | 18.5 | 12.3–25.7 | 96.856 | 0.600 |
Medium | 22 | 20.9 | 15.6–26.7 | 98.849 |
† Measures with fewer than four studies omitted *p = < 0.05.