Investigation of mental health of relatives of emergency death cases
AIM: To investigate the mental health status of the relatives of emergency death cases and to provide a basis for appropriate interventions. METHODS: The relatives of 175 emergency death cases in the Emergency Department of a poly-clinic were included in this study and their mental health status was assessed using Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90). The valid scores of 167 relatives under study were compared with the national norm. RESULTS: The gross score and all the subscales scores of SCL-90 of the 167 relatives were significantly higher than the national norm (P<0.05). The gross score and all the subscales scores of SCL-90 of the female relatives were higher than those of the male relatives, with significant difference in the gross score and scores of somatization, obsessive-impulsive, depression and anxiety (P<0.05). The gross score and all the subscales scores of SCL-90 of the relatives aged from 56 to 75 years were higher than those of the relatives aged from 35 to 55 years, with signifi-cant difference in the gross score and scores of somatization, obsessive-impulsive, hostility, anxiety and psyehoticism (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Emergency death, a typical great stress to the relatives, seriously influences the mental health and arouses stress-relevant psychological responses in the relatives of the emergency death cases. The mental health of the female relatives and the elder relatives is more seriously affected. The results suggest that appropriate psychological intervention is needed for the relatives of emergency death cases.
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