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Affected patients face increased risks of prolonged hospitalization, additional surgical and reconstructive interventions, higher healthcare utilization, and suicidal ideation. This systematic review and meta-analysis quantified depression prevalence by severity and examined factors associated with post-burn depression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We searched twelve databases from inception to 14 June 2023. We included clinical studies comparing the demographic, burn-related, or management-related factors between patients with depression and patients without depression among burn injury survivors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the pooled 2,957 patients from ten articles, 36.8% experienced depression. Among those with depression, 33.1% had mild, 34.0% had moderate, and 10.8% had severe depression. Meta-analysis indicated an overall depression prevalence of 60.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 44.5\u201374.8%). Patients with total body surface area\u2009&gt;\u200930% had 2.48 times higher risk of depression. Age, gender, marital status, burn type, burn degree, and burn site did not significantly influence risk of depression among burn injury survivors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Depression affects approximately two-fifths of burn survivors, with one-quarter experiencing moderate depression and one-tenth severe depression, especially in major burns. Systematic psychological assessment and standardized mental health interventions are warranted to optimize recovery and quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s44197-025-00479-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T21:22:17Z","timestamp":1763760137000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["The Risk of Depression Among Burn Injury Survivors; A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Ali Mohamed","family":"Elameen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Asmaa Ali","family":"Dahy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amany Attalah","family":"Gad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"479_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-022-13887-2","volume":"22","author":"A Yakupu","year":"2022","unstructured":"Yakupu A, Zhang J, Dong W, Song F, Dong J, Lu S. 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