Current situation of anxiety and depression in elderly patients with coronary heart disease
YU Dao-you
LI Jie-hua
Abstract：Objective To understand the epidemiologic state of anxiety and depression in elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), and discuss the correlation between anxiety and depression. Methods The unified questionnaire [including general information questionnaire, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS)] were completed by patients within 1 w after hospitalization through interview, unified instruction and form-filling method. Results Among 164 elderly patients with CHD, 44 (26.8%) had anxiety, 54 (32.9%) had depression and 24 (14.6%) had both anxiety and depression. Conclusion The severity of anxiety and depression is higher in CHD patients than that in non-CHD patients. There is correlation between anxiety and depression in elderly patients with CHD.
Keywords：Coronary heart diseaseThe elderlyAnxietyDepression
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( 587-588,591 )