[Anxiety and depression in patients with viral hepatitis].
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).


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with hepatitis have symptoms of anxiety and depression to a certain degree.
Chen
Xiaobei
X
Department of Infecxtious Diseases, People's Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
Yang
Lihua
L
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies