Analysis of anxiety symptoms among AIDS patients in Shanghai

VernacularTitle:上海地区艾滋病患者焦虑症状评分结果分析
Author: Cheng-En PAN ¹ ; Li-Jun ZHA ; Jian-Jun SUN ; Cai-Yun REN ; Hong-Zhou LU
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1. 复旦大学,附属上海市公共卫生临床中心
Keywords: HIV; Anxiety
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2010;16(3):259-261
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To understand the anxiety state and its influencing factors among AIDS patients in Shanghai.Methods Self-rating Anxiety Scale,SAS was used in this study.The general information and the scores of SAS form 254 patients with AIDS were collected.Results Anxiety scores were no significantly different in different gender and different education level of AIDS patients.However,the mean anxiety scores and route of infection of patients over 40-year-old were different from patients below 40-year-old.Conclusions The anxiety symptoms of AIDS patients from different infection routes are not same.The community attitude to AIDS patients impacts on the patients' quality of life.It is important to enhance health education and improve social support for AIDS patients.