The Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Adult Hospitalized Pa-tients in Internal and Surgical Wards of Shiraz Hospitals-1387(2008).

[摘要] BackgroundandObjectives:TheobjectiveofthisstudywastofindouttheprevalenceofanxietyanddepressioninadulthospitalizedpatientsininternalandsurgicalwardsofShirazUniversityHospitalsinyear2008.MaterialsandMethods:Thestudywasdesignedasacrosssectionalstudy.AvalidatedmeasurementtoolwasusedinthisstudywastheHospitalAnxietyandDepressionScale(HADS)(thequestionnaireofcaseness).DatacollectionwascarriedoutintwomajoruniversityhospitalsandtwoprivatehospitalsinShiraz.StatisticalanalysisincludedtheStudent’sttest,andchi-squaretestandlogisticregressionanalysis.Discussion:Thirty(4.3%)patientswerenormalwithinanxietyanddepression,216(30.9%)wereborderlinecasesofanxiety,454(64.9%)wereprobablecasesofanxiety,373(53.4%)wereborderlinecasesofdepressionand296(42.3%)wereprobablecasesofdepression.Therewassignificantassociationbetweennormal,borderlineandprobablegroupsofdepressionaccordingtotimesofadmissionsandalsobetweennormal,borderlineandprobablegroupsofanxietyanddepressionaccordingtodurationofhospitalizationandwardofadmission.Mostofborderlineandprobablecasesofanxietywereadmittedininternalward.Mostofnormalandprobablecasesofdepressionwereadmittedininternalwardtoo.Discussionandconclusion:Prevalenceofanxietyanddepressioninhospitalizedmedicalpatientsisgrate.Thehighlevelsofanxietyanddepressiondetectedinthissamplesuggeststhatscreeningforpsychologicalco-morbidityisimportantinrehabilitationsettingsandshouldbeincludedintheclinicalinterviewcarriedoutbythenurseatthedurationofadmissiontotheward.Accuratediagnosisofco-morbiddepressiveandanxietydisordersinpatientswhoadmittedinmedicalcareservicesisessentialinunderstandingthecauseandinoptimizingthemanagementofsomaticsymptomburden.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] Anxiety;Depression;Prevalence;Hospitalized patients;HADS questionnaire