Anxiety and depression of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.09.002
- VernacularTitle:肌萎缩侧索硬化患者焦虑和抑郁状况及其影响因素调查
- Author:
Minying ZHENG
;
Yaqin LI
;
Xun ZENG
;
Yongqing HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
anxiety;
depression
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(9):4-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the anxiety and depression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS).Method One hundred and seventy-four ALS patients were evaluated by self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)and self-rating depression scale(SDS) to study the anxiety and depression in them.Results In 174 ALS patients,21 had anxiety(12.07%)and 65 the depression(37.36%). The scores of SAS and SDS in the ALS patients were significantly higher than the national norm(P<0.05).The depression incidence in the female patients was significantly higher than the male(P<0.05).Conclusions Anxiety and depression are more severe than those in ALS patients than those in normal people.Psychological support is important for these patients,especially for those female patients.
