A Cross-sectional Survey on the Prevalence of Depressive and/or Anxiety Disorder in Coronary Heart Disease Cases in General Hospitals
- VernacularTitle:综合性医院冠心病病人抑郁/焦虑现况研究
- Author:
Biao XU
;
Chaowei FU
;
Rongsheng LUAN
;
Siyan ZHAN
;
Weiqing CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
CHD;
Anxiety disorder;
Depressive disorder;
General hospital
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To describe the prevalence of depressive and/or anxiety symptom and disorder in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD) in the general hospitals.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four main cities in China in 2004.359 eligible subjects with CHD were recruited from the outpatient or inpatient departments within six months.Face-to-face interviews were used in data collection together with the self-completed HAD scale for depressive and/or anxiety symptom screening.Subjects getting a HAD score of 9 and above were further assessed for depressive and/or anxiety disorders with HAMA scales and HAMD scales by the licensed psychologists or psychiatrists.Results: The prevalence of depressive symptoms,anxiety symptoms,depressive and anxiety symptoms,and total depressive and/or anxiety symptoms were 19.8%,16.7%,13.6% and 22.8% respectively in patients with CHD.Less than 4% of the subjects had been diagnosed or treated for the depressive or anxiety disorders prior to the investigation.In inpatients,the diagnosis and treatment rate was low to less than 1% during the current admission.Conclusion: It was noticeable to health care providers and health policy makers that there was high prevalence of depressive and/or anxiety symptoms and depressive and/or anxiety disorders,and low percentages of previous diagnosis and treatment in patients with CHD in general hospitals.
