Association of clinicians' perceived social support and development of anxiety and depression
10.11763/j.issn.2095-2619.2018.01.014
- Author:
Siqi LU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Psychology,Zhaoqing Medical College Zhaoqing,Guangdong 526020,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Clinician;
Perceived social support;
Anxiety;
Depression;
Correlation
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2018;45(01):71-74
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship of clinicians' perceived social support and development of anxiety and depression. METHODS: A total of 434 clinicians from 3 comprehensive grade A hospitals in Guangdong Province were selected as study subjects by cluster random sampling method. The questionnaires of Perceived Social Support Scale,Selfrating Anxiety Scale and Self-rating Depression Scale were used to investigate their perceived social support,anxiety and depression respectively. RESULTS: The total scores of perceived social support,anxiety and depression in clinicians were(60. 6 ± 9. 9),(40. 9 ± 8. 3),and(45. 0 ± 10. 2),respectively. The detection rates of high perceived social support status,anxiety and depression were 56. 7%(246/434),15. 9%(69/434),and 23. 5%(102/434),respectively. The scores of perceived social support of clinicians with anxiety or depression were significantly lower than the scores of those without anxiety or depression( P < 0. 01). There was a negative correlation between anxiety,depression and perceived social support( P < 0. 01). CONCLUSION: The clinicians' perceived social support is closely related to the occurrence of anxiety and depression. Effective perceived social support can alleviate some of the clinicians' anxiety,depression and other adverse psychological reactions,and improve their mental health.
