Τίτλος:
A comparative study of anxiety and depression in patients with bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and tuberculosis in a general hospital of chest diseases
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Background: Depression necessitating assistance from health professionals has a lifetime prevalence of 10%. Chronic disease increases comorbidity with mood and/or anxiety disorders. Patients with chronic pulmonary disease present with severely impaired functionality, chronic somatic and psychogenic pain, require frequent hospitalizations and have a dependency upon medical and nursing personnel. In the present study we assessed anxiety and depression in patients hospitalized for pulmonary disease in a pulmonary disease hospital. Methods: We assessed anxiety, using the Spielberger state-trait anxiety scale, and depression, using the Beck Depression Inventory, in 132 patients with pulmonary disease. Results: A total of 49.2% of the sample had moderate or severe depression and 26.5% had anxiety. Women had higher depression and anxiety scores than men (t test, p < 0.05). Depression was positively correlated with anxiety, age and time from diagnosis. Anxiety was positively correlated with depression and time from diagnosis (Pearson r = 0.62 and 0.29, p < 0.01). Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma had higher depression scores than patients with tuberculosis (t test, p < 0.01). Conclusion: Depression and anxiety are very prevalent in patients with pulmonary disease, especially chronic disease. This may be a very important negative factor in patients' adaptation to the chronic course of their disease. © 2008 Moussas et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Συγγραφείς:
Moussas, G.
Tselebis, A.
Karkanias, A.
Stamouli, D.
Ilias, I.
Bratis, D.
Vassila-Demi, K.
Περιοδικό:
Annals of General Psychiatry
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
adult; aged; anxiety disorder; article; asthma; Beck Depression Inventory; chronic disease; chronic obstructive lung disease; comparative study; controlled study; correlation analysis; depression; disease course; disease severity; female; general hospital; human; major clinical study; male; prevalence; sex difference; State Trait Anxiety Inventory; statistical significance; Student t test; tuberculosis
DOI:
10.1186/1744-859X-7-7
