PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION, STRESS AND ANXIETY IN NURSES OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN IRANIAN HOSPITALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, META-ANALYSIS AND META-REGRESSION

Khorramnia, Saeed; Pakzad Moghadam , Seyed Hamid; Sarkoohi, Ali; Orandi, Amirhossein; Orandi, Amirali; Mohajeri Iravani, Mojhgan; Fattah Ghazi, Samrand; Fallah, Ehsan; Shiri Malekabad, Ebadallah; Navidi, Zia

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Khorramnia S, Pakzad Moghadam S H, Sarkoohi A, Orandi A, Orandi A, Mohajeri Iravani M, et al . PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION, STRESS AND ANXIETY IN NURSES OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN IRANIAN HOSPITALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, META-ANALYSIS AND META-REGRESSION. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2024; 22 (5) :365-378
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PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION, STRESS AND ANXIETY IN NURSES OF INTENSIVE CARE UNITS IN IRANIAN HOSPITALS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, META-ANALYSIS AND META-REGRESSION

Saeed Khorramnia¹

, Seyed Hamid Pakzad Moghadam²

, Ali Sarkoohi²

, Amirhossein Orandi³

, Amirali Orandi⁴

, Mojhgan Mohajeri Iravani⁵

, Samrand Fattah Ghazi⁶

, Ehsan Fallah⁷

, Ebadallah Shiri Malekabad⁸

, Zia Navidi ^*⁹

1- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Ali Ibn Abitaleb Educational and Treatment Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
2- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Ali Ibn Abitaleb Educational and Tretment Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
3- School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5- School of Allied Medical Sciences, 503 Hospital (Hajar), AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7- Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
8- School of Nursing, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
9- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Ali Ibn Abitaleb Educational and Treatment Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran , drzianavidi49@gmail.com

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Background & Aim: Nurses in intensive care units face unique challenges that can have serious effects on their mental health and job performance, leading to depression, stress, and anxiety. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of depression, stress, and anxiety among nurses in critical care units in Iranian hospitals through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Materials & Methods: An electronic search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, Scientific Information Database, and Magiran until June 2024. A manual search was also conducted in key review articles and primary sources. The studies were limited to Persian and English languages. Study bias was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale checklist, and data analysis was carried out using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software version 3.
Results: A total of 18 observational studies involving 2,611 nurses were included in the study. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that the prevalence of depression, stress, and anxiety among ICU nurses was 28% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.14-0.47, P=0.03), 68% (95% CI 0.53-0.80, P=0.01), and 53% (95% CI 0.29-0.76, P=0.76), respectively. There was no significant relationship between the prevalence of stress and the year of publication of the study (P>0.05). Publication bias was not observed in the study.
Conclusion: Intensive care unit nurses experience depression, stress, and anxiety. Therefore, implementing effective measures to identify and alleviate these issues among nurses can enhance their well-being and positively impact the quality of patient care.

Keywords: Anxiety, Depression, Critical Care Unit, Iran, Nurse, Prevalence, Stress

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