Comparison of Nurses' Depression and Anxiety in Macao and Guangzhou
- VernacularTitle:澳门与广州两地护士焦虑和抑郁的比较研究
- Author:
Shuyi LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Culture;
Nurses;
Anxiety;
Depression
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To examine differences in depression and anxiety between nurses in Macau and Guangzhou. Methods: To compare the scores of SAS and SDS of two groups of nurses in the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University and Macao Centro hospitalar Conde de S. Ja'muario. Results: Total mean scores of SAS and SDS showed no significant differences between groups. There were however significant group differences in item scores on symptoms such as anxiety, fear, panic, pain in body, fatigue, dyspnea, frequent urine, hyperhidrosis on SAS, as well as constipation, tachycardia, fatigue on SDS ( P