Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among Pharmacy Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Location
Suwanee, GA
Start Date
3-5-2022 1:00 PM
End Date
3-5-2022 4:00 PM
Description
Objective
To examine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among PharmD students in the US. Anxiety and depression are common among health professional students and impact on their academic and personal life achievement. The extent of the problem of anxiety and depression among PharmD students in the United States varies between published results and no systematic review has been conducted to report a consolidated prevalence.
Methods
The project followed a systematic review and meta-analysis research design. A search was conducted in March 2021 and updated in March 2022 on MEDLINE/PubMed, PsychINFO, EMBASE. A combination of free-text and medical subject heading (MeSH) search terms was utilized for each database. We will search for three main concepts (1) pharmacy undergraduate students, (2) prevalence of depression and anxiety, and (3) United States. In addition, reference lists of retrieved articles were examined, and additional articles added if they met the inclusion criteria.
Results
A total of 5 articles describing cross-sectional studies are included. The samples comprised 1186 PharmD students for the anxiety studies and 1114 PharmD students for the depression studies. A subset of 948 PharmD students participated in both anxiety and depression studies. The prevalence for anxiety among PharmD students ranged from 21% to 50% in the studies reported. The prevalence for depression among PharmD students ranged from 19% to 52% in the studies reported. The pooled prevalence for anxiety among PharmD students is 35% and that for depression is 30%.
Conclusions
The findings suggest a high prevalence of anxiety and depression among PharmD students. The findings also support the need for more research and resources directed to promoting the wellbeing of PharmD students.
Embargo Period
5-31-2022
Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among Pharmacy Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Suwanee, GA
Objective
To examine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among PharmD students in the US. Anxiety and depression are common among health professional students and impact on their academic and personal life achievement. The extent of the problem of anxiety and depression among PharmD students in the United States varies between published results and no systematic review has been conducted to report a consolidated prevalence.
Methods
The project followed a systematic review and meta-analysis research design. A search was conducted in March 2021 and updated in March 2022 on MEDLINE/PubMed, PsychINFO, EMBASE. A combination of free-text and medical subject heading (MeSH) search terms was utilized for each database. We will search for three main concepts (1) pharmacy undergraduate students, (2) prevalence of depression and anxiety, and (3) United States. In addition, reference lists of retrieved articles were examined, and additional articles added if they met the inclusion criteria.
Results
A total of 5 articles describing cross-sectional studies are included. The samples comprised 1186 PharmD students for the anxiety studies and 1114 PharmD students for the depression studies. A subset of 948 PharmD students participated in both anxiety and depression studies. The prevalence for anxiety among PharmD students ranged from 21% to 50% in the studies reported. The prevalence for depression among PharmD students ranged from 19% to 52% in the studies reported. The pooled prevalence for anxiety among PharmD students is 35% and that for depression is 30%.
Conclusions
The findings suggest a high prevalence of anxiety and depression among PharmD students. The findings also support the need for more research and resources directed to promoting the wellbeing of PharmD students.