Investigation and Analysis of Anxiety and Depression in Elderly Chronic Disease Patients and Its Influ-encing Factors
Objective To explore the situation and influencing factors of anxiety and depression in elderly chronic disease patients in the community.Methods A cross-sectional stratified survey method was used to study 1660 elderly patients with chronic diseases from January 2022 to December 2022 in eight communities in Suzhou.The incidence of anxiety and depression in 1660 patients was evaluated with Zung Self Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS)and Self Rating Depression Scale(SDS).At the same time,the Demography data and clinical data of patients were retrospec-tively investigated,including age,gender,family income,cultural background,types of chronic diseases Ana-lyze the relevant risk factors for anxiety and depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases,such as living habits.Results Among 1660 elderly patients with chronic diseases,after evaluation,823 cases(49.58％)had anxiety symptoms,849 cases(51.14％)had depression symptoms,and 752 cases(45.30％)were accompanied by anxiety and depression;Univariate analysis showed that there was no statistically significant difference(P＞0.05)in SDS and SDS scores among patients of different genders and age groups.However,there was a statistically significant difference(P＜0.05)in SDS and SDS scores among patients with different cultural backgrounds,living styles,family income,and chronic disease types;Logistic regression analysis:Living alone and having a large number of chronic diseases are the main risk factors for anxiety and depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases,while high family income is a protective factor for anxiety and depression in elderly patients with chronic diseases(P＜0.05).Conclusion Elderly patients with chronic diseases have a high probability of anxiety and depression,and often coexist with the primary dis-ease.The number of patients and living alone are the main risk factors that affect the occurrence of anxiety and depres-sion.Therefore,it is extremely necessary to carry out psychological evaluation for patients with such diseases in clinic,and actively intervene in the risk factors can achieve the purpose of improving the quality of life of patients.
Chronic diseases in the elderlyAnxiety and depressionInfluence factor
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