Finegan, M., Firth, N., Wojnarowski, C. et al. (1 more author) (2018) Associations between socioeconomic status and psychological therapy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 35 (6). pp. 560-573. ISSN 1091-4269
Abstract
Background: Socioeconomic deprivation is associated with higher prevalence of mental health problems; however, the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on psychological therapy outcomes is as yet unclear. Aim: To review published evidence on the association between indicators of SES (income, education, employment, neighbourhood deprivation, social position) and the outcomes of psychological interventions for depression and anxiety. Methods: Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes research studies published in the last 10 years. Results: Seventeen studies including 165,574 patients measured at least one indicator of SES and its relationship with psychological therapy outcomes. Twelve of these studies found significant relationships between SES measures and mental health outcomes. Six studies focusing on employment status offered sufficient quantitative information to conduct meta-analysis. The overall effect of employment was not significant (-0.66, C.I. -1.33, 0.02). A sensitivity analysis (k=5) showed a small effect (-0.22, C.I. -0.36, -0.09) of employment on treatment outcomes. Conclusions: There is some evidence to indicate that socioeconomic deprivation is associated with poorer treatment outcomes, although limitations of the available data warrant treating this as a preliminary conclusion.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Depression and Anxiety. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Anxiety; Depression; Primary Care; Treatment; Clinical Trials; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Socioeconomic Status; Employment status |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Psychology (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2018 12:00 |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2020 12:09 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/da.22765 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:129201 |