Anxiety and its influencing factors of elderly patients with herpes zoster pain

VernacularTitle:老年带状疱疹疼痛患者焦虑状况及其影响因素
Author: Xiao-Qin ZHOU ¹ ; Ju-Hong GUO ; Xiao-Ping WEN ; Xi CHEN
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1. 四川大学华西医院
Keywords: Care; Pain; Anxiety; Elderly patients with herpes zoster
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(15):1784-1786
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the anxiety and its influencing factors of elderly patients with herpes zoster pain.Methods Wong-Baker scale and facial expressions of anxiety self-rating scale (SAS) were used to evaluate the pain and anxiety d elderly patients with herpes zoster pain.Results The SAS score of elderly patients with herpes zoster pain was (56.35 ± 7.03),and univariate analysis showed that low education(61.91 ± 7.18),low income (58.35 ±7.63),higher pain score(68.25 ±2.22) of patients with the higher SAS score,when compared with other patients,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05 ).And regression analysis indicated that educational level and pain sere were the influencing factors d patients' anxiety score ( β3 =- 1.150,β7 =3.244;P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Elderly patients with herpes zoster pain have different degree of anxiety,so we should strengthen the relieve pain therapy,psychological care and health education for the low level of education,low income,and serious pain patients.