Investigation of anxiety status of patients with sudden deafness
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2013.18.011
- VernacularTitle:突发性耳聋患者焦虑状况调查
- Author:
Mu-Qing WANG
1
;
Wen-Xia JIANG
Author Information
1. 518020,深圳市人民医院耳鼻咽喉科
- Keywords:
Sudden deafness;
Anxiety;
Psychological nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2013;19(18):2148-2150
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the anxiety status of patients with sudden deafness,and discuss psychological nursing methods.Methods SAS was used to investigate the anxiety status of 168 patients with sudden deafness.Results The average score of 168 patients' SAS was (59.92 ± 7.38),among which 153 suffered from anxiety to some extent,with the incidence rate of 91.07％.81 patients had mild anxiety,accounting for 52.94％,60 had moderate anxiety,accounting for 39.22％,and 12 had severe anxiety,accounting for 7.84％.Patients with different cultural degrees,registered permanent residences,health cares had statistically significant different SAS scores (t =2.36,3.05,3.44,respectively; P ＜0.01).Patients with different ages and genders had non-statistically significant different SAS scores (P ＞ 0.05).There was statistically significant difference of anxiety status between patients of unilatersl deafness and bilateral deafness (x2 =6.50,P ＜ 0.05).And there was statistically significant difference of anxiety status between patients of different degrees of hearing defect (x2 =17.92,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Patients with sudden deafness suffer from anxiety of different degrees,and psychological nursing should be strengthened according to their respective characteristics.
