Anxiety and depression of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis / 现代临床护理
Modern Clinical Nursing
;
(6): 4-7, 2014.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-459872
ABSTRACT
Objective To study the anxiety and depression in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS).Method One hundred and seventy-four ALS patients were evaluated by self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)and self-rating depression scale(SDS) to study the anxiety and depression in them.Results In 174 ALS patients,21 had anxiety(12.07%)and 65 the depression(37.36%). The scores of SAS and SDS in the ALS patients were significantly higher than the national norm(P<0.05).The depression incidence in the female patients was significantly higher than the male(P<0.05).Conclusions Anxiety and depression are more severe than those in ALS patients than those in normal people.Psychological support is important for these patients,especially for those female patients.
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Chinese
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Modern Clinical Nursing
Year:
2014
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