Anxiety and depression in female patients with acute coronary syndrome
CHEN Li-ying
LIU Wen-xian
WU Qin
WEI Jin-ling
Abstract：Objective To investigate prevalences of anxiety and depression in female patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS).Methods All 386 patients with ACS that admitted in our hospital from January 2011 to January 2012 were collected.All the subjects were assessed with hospital anxiety and depression scale.The incidences of anxiety,depression and comorbidity of anxiety and depression were evaluated.Results Of all male patients,65 cases (24.8％) were identified as anxiety,54 cases (20.6％) were depression and 39 cases (14.9％)were comorbidity of anxiety and depression.Of all female patients,66 cases (53.2％) were identified as anxiety,48 cases (38.7％) were depression,33 cases (26.6％) were comorbidity of anxiety and depression.There were significant differences in incidence of anxiety,depression and comorbidity between female and male patients of ACS.The medical reimbursement≤40％ and monthly income ＜ 1000 yuan were the main factors on depression visibility (OR =6.216,2.672,95％ CI:1.229-5.583 and 1.161-6.150,P＜0.05).Conclusion There exists high prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders with female ACS patients.
Keywords：Acute coronary syndromeAnxietyDepressionFemale
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 300-301 )