[Incidence of peri-operative anxiety and depression in patients and of risk factors].
OBJECTIVE
Our study investigate the peri-operative incidence of depression and anxiety of patients undergoing general anesthesia, and assesses the relationship between peri-operative characteristics with anxiety and depression.


METHODS
Demographic, clinical data and HADS score were collected before and after surgery. Analysis all the data with SPSS 10. 3.


RESULTS
Anxiety was found pre- and post-operative in 23% and 17% of patients respectively while the rate of depression was 20% and 16% respectively. Middle or high-level (P < 0.05) education was associated with pre-operative anxiety; Pre-operative anxiety and depression are interactional (P < 0.01). Post-operative depression (P < 0.01) predicted post-operative anxiety; female (P < 0.05), pre-operative depression, post-operative anxiety (P < 0.05) and discomfort of pharynx (P < 0.05) predicted post-operative depression.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients may experience anxiety or depression during peri-operation. Anxiety and depression are interactional. Level of education, sex and discomfort of pharynx may influence pre- or post-operative anxiety or depression respectively.
Yang
Ting
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Department of Anesthesiology, First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Liu
Xiao-ying
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Wu
Xin-min
XM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult