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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2025; 15(12): 112479
Published online Dec 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i12.112479
Table 4 Meta-regression analysis of depression and anxiety
AnalysisDepression

Anxiety
Estimate (SE)
95%CI
P value
Estimate (SE)
95%CI
P value
Patients characteristics
Age0.02 (0.14)-0.26 to 0.290.8838-0.06 (0.04)-0.14 to 0.030.1733
China-0.91 (0.59)-2.06 to 0.240.1229
United States-0.22 (0.65)-1.48 to 1.050.7388-1.28 (0.56)-2.36 to -0.190.0217a
United Kingdom-0.16 (0.67)-1.46 to 1.150.8127-0.85 (0.59)-2.01 to 0.310.1497
Intervention methods
CBT/exercise-0.49 (0.43)-1.33 to 0.340.2485
I-CBT0.98 (0.55)-0.10 to 2.050.07670.06 (0.53)-0.98 to 1.100.9092
Traditional-CBT0.23 (0.41)-0.57 to 1.020.5727-0.27 (0.40)-1.06 to 0.510.4966
Assessment scales
CES-D0.68 (0.69)-0.66 to 2.030.3179STAI-Y0.88 (0.64)-0.37 to 2.140.1704
HADS0.98 (0.61)-0.21 to 2.160.1073HADS0.06 (0.53)-0.98 to 1.100.9092
PHQ-90.53 (0.53)-0.50 to 1.560.3157SAS-0.40 (0.40)-1.19 to 0.400.3266
SDS-0.22 (0.45)-1.10 to 0.660.6292
Nurse-led-0.56 (0.28)-1.12 to -0.000.0486a1.15 (0.55)0.08 to 2.220.0359a


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