title: Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among patients with chronic respiratory diseases in eight general hospitals in Jiangsu Province of China: A cross-sectional study.
abstract: Anxiety and depression are two common psychological disorders with high morbidity worldwide. Understanding of their prevalence of patients with chronic respiratory diseases is becoming more and more important for clinicians. The current study aims at investigation of the prevalence and potential risk factors of anxiety and depression among patients with chronic respiratory diseases. The psychological status, anxiety and depression, and the relevant risk factors of 1713 patients with chronic respiratory diseases from 8 general hospitals in Jiangsu Province of China were evaluated. The results showed that the patients with chronic respiratory diseases experiencing depression and anxiety accounted for 46.00% and 25.34%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that lower body mass index (BMI), sleep disorders, limitation of physical activity, and negative life events were significantly associated with an increased risk of both depressive and anxiety symptoms. Poor marital status including divorce, separation and widowerhood was markedly correlated with an increased risk of depression, and chronic pain was with anxiety symptoms, respectively. Collectively, the data demonstrated that depression and anxiety were highly prevalent among the patients with chronic respiratory diseases. It is greatly significant to take specific psychological measures to lower the incidence of depression and anxiety in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210000, China. Electronic address: zhouxianmeijs@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Xianmei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Lianyungang 222000, China.
authors.forename: Jiashu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing 210000, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Zhenjiang First People's Hospital, Zhenjiang 212000, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Province Second Hospital of TCM, Nanjing 210000, China.
authors.forename: Yimin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Yancheng Hospital of TCM, Yancheng 224000, China.
authors.forename: Guicai
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Taizhou Hospital of TCM, Taizhou 225300, China.
authors.forename: Yuanhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Nantong Hospital of TCM, Nantong 226000, China.
authors.forename: Yanfen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Anxiety; Chronic respiratory diseases; Depression