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Depression is a debilitating disease and one of the common and serious disorders that undermines a person's mental and physical health and imposes a heavy burden on society (Mahmoudi, Menti, 2017, p. 29). In fact, it is a pathological feeling of sadness, which is accompanied by some degree of stagnation of reactions. Humility (2006, quoted by Ghasemnejad, 2019). And it is considered one of the 4 major diseases in the world and the most common cause of disability caused by the disease. The incidence of depression at a young age is associated with a severe drop in social and occupational performance as well as academic performance (Arshadi Kia, Shajari, Tayibi, 2009, p. 349). Today, inappropriate emotional reactions such as stress, anxiety and depression are considered as a well-known and integral part of modern nursing, which causes many problems for nurses and patients. (Khamsa, Rouhi, Ebadi et al., 1388, p. 13). The wide scope of the activities of nurses and the interdisciplinary nature of this profession cause occupational trauma in nurses and cause mood changes, especially depression in them (Dehghani, Zol-Adl, Balandparvaz et al., 2017, p. 24). The purpose of this study is to estimate the prevalence of depression in Iranian nurses by systematic review and meta-analysis.

Keywords: depression, nurses, Systematic review and meta-analysis

     

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