Investigation of the anxiety and depression status of patients with paralysis after spinal cord injury and the coping measures

VernacularTitle:脊髓损伤致瘫痪患者焦虑抑郁状况的调查与应对措施
Author: Chunxiao LAI ; Yuming WU ; Xia HOU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Paralysis after spinal cord injury; Anxiety; Depression; Investigate
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2011;27(16):54-56
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of the anxiety and depression in the patients with paralysis after spinal cord injury, and the measures to cope with it. Methods Sixty cases of patients with paralysis after spinal cord injury were evaluated with Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and SelfRating Depression Scale (SDS), the results were compared with those of the domestic norm of healthy individuals. Results The scores of patients with paralysis after spinal cord injury were higher than that of domestic norm of healthy individuals. 54 cases had anxious symptom (90.00%), and 37 had depression.The causes led to anxiety and depression mainly came from the suffering of the disease, the influence of the work as well as the study and the cost of the treatment. Conclusions The patients with paralysis after spinal cord injury had mental problems, they need to be interfered with by healthy education and mental nursing in order to promote rehabilitation.