Mental Status of Patients with Sudden Deafness and its Effect on Prognosis
MA Xiu-ru
WU Yong-bo
ZHANG Su-hui
JIA Li-feng
BAI Yu-juan
CUI Li-ping
Abstract：Objective To explore mental status of patients with sudden deafness and its effect on prognosis. Meth-ods The questionnaire was filled in by 40 patients with sudden deafness ( sudden deafness group) and 40 healthy person re-ceived medical examination ( control group) by using state-trait anxiety inventory ( STAI) , and the results in the two groups were compared. Results The total scores of the S-Anxiety ( S-AI ) , T-Anxiety ( T-AI ) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) in sudden deafness group were significantly high than those in control group (P<0. 05); in sudden deafness group, the total efficacy rate of treatment of anxiety and depression was 66. 67% in patients with anxiety and depression, which was significantly lower, compared with the 94. 12% in patients without anxiety and depression, and the different was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The incidence rate of anxiety and depression in sudden deafness patients is high. So clinicians should strengthen mental intervention in order to improve the therapeutic effect and quality of life of the patients.
Keywords：Sudden deafnessMental statusAnxietyTreatment outcome
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 73-75 )