Mental Health of Higher Education Students in Chile: Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis

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Abstract

We conducted a scoping review on the prevalence of psychological symptoms, factors associated with mental health, barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, and effectiveness of mental health interventions in higher education students in Chile. We searched for indexed reports up to October 15, 2019, in CINAHL, Google Scholar, PubMed, Virtual Health Library/BIREME, and Web of Science databases. We assessed the quality of prevalence studies and explored the pooled prevalence of psychological symptoms using meta-analyses. We included 32 published studies, 20 on the prevalence of psychological symptoms – 10 of sufficient quality to be included in meta-analyses. We observed substantial heterogeneity in the exploration of combined prevalence of psychological symptoms, with ranges from 22.9% to 40.7% for psychological distress, 16.5% to 38.8% for depressive symptoms, 16.5% to 23.7% for anxious symptoms, 19.7% to 29.7% for cannabis use in the past 12 months, and 84.0% to 92.6% for alcohol use in the past 12 months. Female sex was consistently associated with mental health problems. More studies evaluating access to treatment, help-seeking barriers and facilitators, and interventions to improve the mental health of the target population are needed.

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Martínez, P., Jiménez-Molina, Á., Mac-Ginty, S., Martínez, V., & Rojas, G. (2021). Mental Health of Higher Education Students in Chile: Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis. Terapia Psicologica, 39(3), 405–426. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-48082021000300405

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