Depression in relatives of liver transplant recipients and its reasons

VernacularTitle:肝移植术后患者家属抑郁状况及原因分析
Author: Gen-Shu WANG ¹ ; Jian ZHANG ; Hua LI ; Nan JIANG ; Bin-Sheng FU ; Hai JIN ; Yang YANG ; Gui-Hua CHEN
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1. 中山大学附属第三医院
Keywords: Liver transplantation; Relative; Depression; Impact factor
From: Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine 2011;10(10):1067-1069
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the depression in relatives of liver transplant (LT)recipients and explore its influencing factors.Methods LT recipients received LT in our center from January 2003 to December 2008 were introduced; the depression in relatives of these LT recipients were assessed by Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and compared with that of general population.Results The scores of depression in relatives of LT recipients was (39.06± 11.20) and was statistically significantly higher than that of the norm (33.46±8.55,n=1000,P＜0.05).Among them,41 relatives had no depression,6 mild depression and 3 moderate depression; none had severe depression.The incidence of depression in this group was 18％.Conclusion The level of depression in relatives of LT recipients is higher than that of general population; and much attention should be paid to the relatives of LT recipients.