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The Prevalence of Anxiety among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Protocol for A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anxiety is reported to be common and serious among men who have sex with men (MSM). A growing number of researchers focus on MSM’s anxiety and reported their severity, while the estimate results vary substantially between studies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the pooled prevalence of a...

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Autores principales: Yang, Jinhong, Zhang, Zemiao, Cheng, Ling Jie, Chen, Jia, Wu, Vivien Xi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36674073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021315
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author Yang, Jinhong
Zhang, Zemiao
Cheng, Ling Jie
Chen, Jia
Wu, Vivien Xi
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Zhang, Zemiao
Cheng, Ling Jie
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Wu, Vivien Xi
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description Anxiety is reported to be common and serious among men who have sex with men (MSM). A growing number of researchers focus on MSM’s anxiety and reported their severity, while the estimate results vary substantially between studies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the pooled prevalence of anxiety or anxiety disorders among MSM worldwide. This systematic review and meta-analysis protocol will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA-P) guidelines. Studies will be searched from English and Chinese electronic databases. Observational studies, longitudinal studies, and controlled trials reporting the prevalence of anxiety or anxiety disorders among MSM will be included. Two reviewers will independently screen all the studies and extract data. Quality appraisal will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI’s) critical appraisal checklist for reporting prevalence data. Meta-analysis will be implemented with a random-effect model which will evaluate pooled prevalence of anxiety with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Subgroup analysis will be conducted among different regions, sampling methods, data collection methods, MSM characteristics, measures used to assess anxiety and its cut-off. This review will contribute to a great understanding of anxiety among MSM worldwide. The findings will help relative policymakers and researchers develop effective measures and interventions for reducing the burden of anxiety morbidity among this population.
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spelling pubmed-98588222023-01-21 The Prevalence of Anxiety among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Protocol for A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Yang, Jinhong Zhang, Zemiao Cheng, Ling Jie Chen, Jia Wu, Vivien Xi Int J Environ Res Public Health Protocol Anxiety is reported to be common and serious among men who have sex with men (MSM). A growing number of researchers focus on MSM’s anxiety and reported their severity, while the estimate results vary substantially between studies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the pooled prevalence of anxiety or anxiety disorders among MSM worldwide. This systematic review and meta-analysis protocol will follow the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA-P) guidelines. Studies will be searched from English and Chinese electronic databases. Observational studies, longitudinal studies, and controlled trials reporting the prevalence of anxiety or anxiety disorders among MSM will be included. Two reviewers will independently screen all the studies and extract data. Quality appraisal will be conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI’s) critical appraisal checklist for reporting prevalence data. Meta-analysis will be implemented with a random-effect model which will evaluate pooled prevalence of anxiety with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Subgroup analysis will be conducted among different regions, sampling methods, data collection methods, MSM characteristics, measures used to assess anxiety and its cut-off. This review will contribute to a great understanding of anxiety among MSM worldwide. The findings will help relative policymakers and researchers develop effective measures and interventions for reducing the burden of anxiety morbidity among this population. MDPI 2023-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9858822/ /pubmed/36674073 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021315 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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The Prevalence of Anxiety among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Protocol for A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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title_short The Prevalence of Anxiety among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Protocol for A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9858822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36674073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021315
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