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[Anxiety and depression in patients with viral hepatitis]
1Department of Infecxtious Diseases, People's Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Objective:
To investigate the anxiety and depression in patients with viral hepatitis.
Methods:
A retrospective survey was conducted among 118 patients with viral hepatitis hospitalized in Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, from 1999 to 2000 using self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS).
Results:
The average SAS score in patients with viral hepatitis was 44 +/- 10, significantly higher than the norm (34 +/- 6, P < 0.01). The average SDS score in patients with viral hepatitis was 44 +/- 10, significantly higher than the norm (42 +/- 11, P < 0.025). The average SDS in patients with chronic viral hepatitis was 45 +/- 10, significantly higher than that in patients with acute viral hepatitis (42 +/- 11, P < 0.05). The average SAS in female patients with viral hepatitis was 47 +/- 11, significantly higher than that in male patients (43 +/- 7, P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
Patients with hepatitis have symptoms of anxiety and depression to a certain degree.
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