Study on the relationship between fatigue and anxiety,depression in liver transplant recipients
DU Chun-yan
WU Si-si
ZHANG Shu-ping
LI Jia-qi
HU Yue
SHANG Ya-bin
LIU Hong-xia
Abstract：Objective To explore the relationship between fatigue and anxiety,depression in liver transplant recipients. Methods A total of 270 liver transplant recipients in liver transplantation follow up center of a 3A - level hospital in Beijing were investigated by the general questionnaire,Chinese version of Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory - Short Form and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales. Results Liver transplant recipients had a certain degree of fatigue,anxiety and depression after transplantation,and fatigue was associated with anxiety and depression. Both of the total score of anxiety and depression were positively correlated with fatigue,general fatigue,physical fatigue,emotional fatigue and mental fatigue(P < 0. 01),while with a negative correlation with vigor dimension(P < 0. 01). Regression analysis showed that anxiety and depression could affect the fatigue of liver transplant recipients. Conclusion Fatigue is closely associated with anxiety and depression in liver transplant recipients. Medical staff should pay attention to the psychological problems of liver transplant re-cipients,and teach some methods of emotion control to relieve fatigue.
Keywords：liver transplantationtransplant recipientfatigueanxietydepression
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 713-716 )