The prevalence and associated factors with depression and anxiety among the patients attending the community-based methadone maintenance treatment program in China
- VernacularTitle:社区美沙酮维持治疗受治者焦虑和抑郁发生状况及其影响因素
- Author:
Wenyuan YIN
;
Lin PANG
;
Xiaobin CAO
;
Congbin ZHANG
;
Zhijun LI
;
Yongkang XIAO
;
Jinshui XU
;
Changhe WANG
;
Bo ZHANG
;
Wei LUO
;
Keming ROU
;
Zunyou WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Methadone;
Depression;
Anxiety
- From:Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
2009;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the prevalence and the factors associated with depression and anxiety among patients attending the community-based methadone maintenance treatment(MMT) program.Methods 9 MMT clinics in 3 provinces were randomly selected,in which 1 301 MMT patients who met the criteria of recruitment were all interviewed.A cross-sectional study by administrative questionnaire was employed to investigate the demographics,drug abuse and MMT treatment status of the respondents.The 1301 respondents were also evaluated for depression and anxiety by SDS(Self-Rating Depression Scale) and SAS(Self-Rating Anxiety Scale) respectively.ANOVA and multivariate linear regressions analysis was used to verify the factors associated with depression and anxiety respectively.Results The prevalence of depression and anxiety among the MMT patients were 38.3%(498/1 301) and 18.4%(239/1 301).The multivariates linear regression analysis indicated that at the level of ?=0.05,gender,employment status were associated with depression,while gender,employnment status,educational level,drug abuse and methadone daily dosage were associated with anxiety.Conclusions There are certain proportions of MMT clients who suffer from depression and anxiety.The MMT clinic staff should put more emphasis on the efforts to reduce psychological disorders and its potential risks by enhancing psychological councelling,intervention and social support towards the MMT patients.
