Author/Authors :
Rahmati, J Student Research Committee - School of Nursing and Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Ahmadi, S Student Research Committee - School of Nursing and Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Rezaei, S Department of Health Services Managemen - School of Health Management and Information Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Hosseinifard, H Department of Biostatistics - Faculty of Paramedical Sciences - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Dehnad, A Department of oreign Languages - School of Management and Information Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Shabaninejad, H Population Health Sciences Institute (PHSI) - Newcastle Universit - , Newcastlle, UK , Aryankhesal, A Department of Health Services Managemen - School of Health Management and Information Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Ghasemyani, Sh Student Research Committee - Faculty of Health Management and Information Sciences Branch, - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Alihosseini, S Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Mansour Kiaee, Z School of Health Management & In ormation Sciences - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Noorani Mejareh, Z Student Research Committee - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Aghalou, S Student Research Committee - School of Medicine - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Ghashghaee, A School of Public Health - Qazvin University of Medical Sciences - Qazvin, Iran , Shoghi, M Nursing care research center - Nursing and midwifery school - Iran University of Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Ahmadi Nasab, M Student Research Committee - School of Nursing and Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran , Khajehvand, A Student Research Committee - School of Nursing and Medical Sciences - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Anxiety affects social, economic, and physical aspects of daily life in patients with AIDS. Therefore, it is necessary to
take preventive measures and design plans to maintain their general health. The present study was the first comprehensive systematic literature review research that examined the worldwide prevalence rate of anxiety in patients with AIDS.
Methods: We searched for papers published in the English language in the major databases including Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane, and Google Scholar from 2000 to October 2018. There were 40 studies which found to be eligible. These
studies were independently evaluated and the collected data were entered in a data extraction form, which was then analyzed by two authors and a third author if necessary. Der Simonian-Laird model was used to estimate the prevalence rate on a Forest plot at the
interval confidence of 95%.
Results: The total sample size was 24111, and the total number of people with anxiety was 5546. The results based on the random- effects model showed that the rate of anxiety prevalence in the patients was 25% (CI: 95%, 21% -30%) with heterogeneity of 97.9%
and a significance level of p<0.001. The South America continent with a prevalence
f 38% (95% CI, 34%-42%) had the highest
anxiety prevalence rates and Africa with 19% (95% CI, 12% -29%) had the lowest anxiety prevalence rates.
Conclusion: Based on findings, the prevalence of anxiety in developed countries was partially higher than in underdeveloped countries and the obtained mean in the present study. It can be a significant point for policymakers. Therefore, WHO and the world
community should have special plans for these countries.
Keywords :
HIV , Deficiency Syndrome , Acquired Immune , Anxiety , Prevalence , Worldwide
