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Table 1 General characteristic of the included studies with regard to risk factors for depression after natural disasters

From: A meta-analysis of risk factors for depression in adults and children after natural disasters

Id

Author

Year

Country

Disaster type

Study design

Population

Diagnosis of depression

Sample size

Depression prevalence

Interval between research and disaster

Male%

Age

Quality

1

Guo

2014

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

adults

Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale

633

22.9%

6 months

41.7%

31-86

7

2

Nillni

2013

Armenia

Hurricane Katrina

cross section

adults

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

810

11.7%

18 month

47.8%

> = 18

6

3

Boscarino

2013

US

Hurricane Sandy

cross section

adults

A major depressive disorder scale

200

6.0%

6 months

35%

> = 18

6

4

Zhou

2013

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

adults

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-TR axis I disorder

14207

11.0%

6 months

48.42%

>15

6

5

Gigantesco

2013

Italy

L’Aquila earthquake

cross section

adults

Patient Health Questionnaire 8

895

5.8%

14–19 months

49.2%

18-69

7

6

Cheng

2013

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

adults

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders

182

48.9%

12 months

34.8%

> = 18

6

7

Cerda

2013

Haiti

Haiti earthquake

cross section

adults

Patient Health Questionnaire 9

1315

28.3%

2–4 months

28.9%

> = 18

6

8

Vu

2012

Armenia

Hurricane Katrina

cohort

adults

18-item Vietnamese depression scale

128

8.5%

12 month

66.4%

28–52

7

9

Zhang

2012

China

Yushu earthquake

cross section

adults

Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25

505

38.6%

3–4 months

53.5%

16 - 87

7

10

Zhang

2012

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

the Elderly

Hopkins Symptoms Checklist‒25

274

35.2%

14 months

38%

60-98

9

11

Zhang

2011

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

adults

Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25

1181

49.6%

1 year

37.3

16-98

9

12

Tracy

2011

America

Hurricane Ike

cross section

adults

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

658

4.9%

2-5 months

49.4%

> = 18

7

13

Paranjothy

2011

England

UK floods

cross section

adults

Patient Health Questionnaire-9

2113

13.3%

3 months and 6 months

48%

16-96

6

14

Anwar

2011

Pakistan

Pakistan earthquake

cross section

women

Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25

387

54.0%

4 years

-

15-49

7

15

Amstadter

2009

Vietnam

typhoon Xangsane

cross section

adults

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

798

5.9%

3 months

-

18-96

6

16

Van Griensven

2006

Thailand

Thailand Tsunami

cross section

adults

Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25

1061

20.4%

1 month

38.6%

15-90

6

17

Chou

2007

China (taiwan)

Chi-Chi earthquake

cross section

adults

Mini-international Neuropsychiatric Interview

216

11.6%

6 month, 2 years, 3 years

45.8%

> = 16

6

18

Acierno

2007

France

Florida hurricane

cross section

adults

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

1452

6.1%

6-9 months

48.1%

> = 18

6

19

Chou

2005

Taiwan (china)

Chi-Chi earthquake

cross section

adults

Mini-international Neuropsychiatric Interview

442

9.5%

4-6 months

48.4%

> = 16

7

20

Armenian

2002

Armenia

Armenian Earthquak

case control

adults

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R

760

52.0%

2 year

45.1%

13-70

9

21

Adams

2014

Armenia

Spring 2011 tornado

cross section

children

National Survey of Adolescents Depression module for DSM-IV

1514

7.5%

8.8 months

49.1%

12-17

8

22

Ye

2014

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

Depression Self-rating Scale for Children

1573

27.4%

6 months

45.8%

15 (mean)

7

23

Pan

2013

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

Zung self-rating Dep11ression Scale

362

44.8%

3 years

43.6%

11-16

8

24

Kadak

2013

Turkey

Van earthquake

cross section

children

Child Depression Inventory

738

37.7%

6 months

55.0%

13-17

6

25

Wang

2012

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

Depression Self-rating Scale for Children

1841

19.5%

10 months

48.7%

11-20

7

26

Liu

2011

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children

330

14.5%

6 months and 12 months

50.0%

8-12

4

27

Fan

2011

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

The Depression Self-rating Scale for Children

2081

24.5%

6 months

45.9%

14.5 (mean)

6

28

Lau

2010

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

Children’s Depression Inventory

3324

22.6%

1 month

54.3%

12-18

7

29

Jia

2010

China

Wenchuan earthquake

cross section

children

Children’s Depression Inventory

596

13.9%

15 months

49.8%

8 - 16

7

30

Thienkrua

2006

Thailand

Thailand tsunami

cross section

children

Birleson Depression Self-Rating Scale

371

8.4%

2 months and 9 months

46.9%

7-14

6

31

Eksi

2007

Turkey

Turkey earthquake

cross section

children

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

160

30.6%

6-20 weeks

36.3%

9-18

6