Psychological risk and protective factors associated with depression among older adults in mainland China: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Background Mental and substance use disorders are among the leading causes of burden of disease worldwide, with risk of onset peaking between the ages of 13 and 24 years. Comorbidity is also common among young people and complicates research, diagnosis and assessment, and clinical decision making. There is increasing support for empirically derived models of psychopathology that overcome issues of comorbidity and provide a transdiagnostic framework for investigating the specificity and generality of risk and protective factors for psychopathology. Objective This systematic review aims to identify transdiagnostic risk and protective factors for psychopathology in young people by synthesizing and evaluating findings from research investigating empirically based models of psychopathology. Methods Searches will be conducted in Medline, EMBASE, and PsycINFO databases. Reference lists of selected articles will also be hand searched for other relevant publications. All studies will be screened against eligibility criteria designed to identify studies that examined empirical models of psychopathology in relation to risk and/or protective factors in young people with a mean age between 10 and 24 years. Study quality will be assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklists for Cohort Studies and Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies. Findings will be summarized in a narrative synthesis, and a meta-analysis will be conducted if sufficient data are available. Results This review is ongoing. At the time of submission, full-text screening was completed, and hand searching of selected articles was underway. Results are expected to be completed by the end of 2020. Conclusions This protocol is for a systematic review of evidence for transdiagnostic risk and protective factors associated with empirically based models of psychopathology in young people. To our knowledge, the critical synthesis of this evidence will be the first to date and will provide a better understanding of the factors that contribute to the onset and maintenance of psychopathology in young people. Insights drawn from the review will provide critical new knowledge to improve the targeting of interventions to prevent or reduce mental health problems. Trial Registration This systematic review is registered with PROSPERO (CRD42020161368) and is available via Open Science Framework. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/19779

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Prenatal and perinatal risk and protective factors for psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The Lancet Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30057-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 399-410 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Cathy Davies ◽

Giulia Segre ◽

Andrés Estradé ◽

Joaquim Radua ◽

Andrea De Micheli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Risk And Protective Factors ◽

Perinatal Risk

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The Prevalence of Visual Impairment in Older Adults in Mainland China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ophthalmic Research ◽

10.1159/000327144 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jin-Wei Cheng ◽

Shi-Wei Cheng ◽

Ji-Ping Cai ◽

You Li ◽

Rui-Li Wei

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Older Adults ◽

Visual Impairment ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Mainland China

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A Field-Wide Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Putative Risk and Protective Factors for Radicalization Outcomes

Journal of Quantitative Criminology ◽

10.1007/s10940-019-09439-4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (3) ◽

pp. 407-447 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michael Wolfowicz ◽

Yael Litmanovitz ◽

David Weisburd ◽

Badi Hasisi

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Risk And Protective Factors

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Mental burden and its risk and protective factors during the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: systematic review and meta-analyses

Globalization and Health ◽

10.1186/s12992-021-00670-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Angela M. Kunzler ◽

Nikolaus Röthke ◽

Lukas Günthner ◽

Jutta Stoffers-Winterling ◽

Oliver Tüscher ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Systematic Review ◽

General Population ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Early Phase ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Risk And Protective Factors ◽

Comparative Data ◽

Meta Analyses

Abstract Background Mental burden due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been widely reported for the general public and specific risk groups like healthcare workers and different patient populations. We aimed to assess its impact on mental health during the early phase by comparing pandemic with prepandemic data and to identify potential risk and protective factors. Methods For this systematic review and meta-analyses, we systematically searched PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science from January 1, 2019 to May 29, 2020, and screened reference lists of included studies. In addition, we searched PubMed and PsycINFO for prepandemic comparative data. Survey studies assessing mental burden by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in the general population, healthcare workers, or any patients (eg, COVID-19 patients), with a broad range of eligible mental health outcomes, and matching studies evaluating prepandemic comparative data in the same population (if available) were included. We used multilevel meta-analyses for main, subgroup, and sensitivity analyses, focusing on (perceived) stress, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and sleep-related symptoms as primary outcomes. Results Of 2429 records retrieved, 104 were included in the review (n = 208,261 participants), 43 in the meta-analysis (n = 71,613 participants). While symptoms of anxiety (standardized mean difference [SMD] 0.40; 95% CI 0.15–0.65) and depression (SMD 0.67; 95% CI 0.07–1.27) were increased in the general population during the early phase of the pandemic compared with prepandemic conditions, mental burden was not increased in patients as well as healthcare workers, irrespective of COVID-19 patient contact. Specific outcome measures (eg, Patient Health Questionnaire) and older comparative data (published ≥5 years ago) were associated with increased mental burden. Across the three population groups, existing mental disorders, female sex, and concerns about getting infected were repeatedly reported as risk factors, while older age, a good economic situation, and education were protective. Conclusions This meta-analysis paints a more differentiated picture of the mental health consequences in pandemic situations than previous reviews. High-quality, representative surveys, high granular longitudinal studies, and more research on protective factors are required to better understand the psychological impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and to help design effective preventive measures and interventions that are tailored to the needs of specific population groups.

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Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Chinese Women: A Systematic Review

Trauma Violence & Abuse ◽

10.1177/15248380211030235 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 152483802110302

Author(s):

Jiepin Cao ◽

Chi-Young Lee ◽

Xu Liu ◽

Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Chinese Women ◽

Unplanned Pregnancy ◽

Risk And Protective Factors ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Factors Associated

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global health challenge leading to various detrimental health outcomes. Chinese women are a vulnerable population often overlooked in IPV research. Guided by the social–ecological model, this systematic review aims to synthesize literature on the risk and protective factors for IPV among Chinese women. A comprehensive search was conducted in nine major English and Chinese databases for articles with data collected since 2006 on adult Chinese women, leading to 29 papers in the final analysis. Risk and protective factors associated with IPV identified in this review include factors at the individual level such as demographics (e.g., a younger age, unplanned pregnancy, abortion, having children, and migration), socioeconomic status (e.g., income and partners’ education level), attitudinal factors (e.g., attitudes justifying IPV and traditional beliefs about gender roles), behavioral factors (e.g., alcohol use of women, partners’ alcohol use and frequency, and partners’ high frequency of gambling), adverse childhood experiences (e.g., witnessed violence in childhood), and other personal characteristics (e.g., chronic illness and good health status). Factors at the relationship level include conflicts, power in intimate relationships, and social capital (e.g., the size of social networks, network participation of women and their partners, and social control). Community-level factors related to geographic locations were also explored while no factors were identified at the societal level. None of the included studies examined the intersections of factors within the same level or across different levels. Recommendations for future research, practice, and policy are also discussed.

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