Symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with cardiovascular diseases
ZHANG Er-jian
TIAN Fu-li
ZHANG Bin
Abstract：Objective To understand the incidence, clinical features and influencing factors of anxiety and depression in the patients with cardiovascular diseases, and to provide evidences for clinical treatment. Methods The patients (n=1105) with cardiovascular diseases were chosen from Jan. 2012 to Mar. 2012, and they were all given psychological examination with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) for reviewing the incidence of anxiety and depression. The relative risk factors were reviewed by using Logistic regression analysis, and curative effect of cardiovascular drugs combining psychological intervention was observed. Results Among included patients with cardiovascular diseases, those with anxiety and depression accounted for 22.81%(252/1105), and of them anxiety, for 53.97%(136/252), depression, for 31.35% (79/252), and anxiety combining depression, for 14.68% (37/252). Logistic regression analysis showed that health condition, working state and work fatigue extent were major risk factors of anxiety and depression (P<0.05). The effective rate of anti-anxiety-depression drugs combining psychological intervention reached 95.63%on the basis of cardiovascular drugs. Conclusion The incidence of anxiety and depression is higher in the patients with cardiovascular diseases, and the symptoms of anxiety and depression are influenced by many factors. The treatment of anti-anxiety-depression on the basis of cardiovascular drugs will be help to improve the whole condition of patients.
Keywords：Cardiovascular diseasesSymptoms of anxiety and depressionIdentification and treatment
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 405-407 )