Correlative analysis of behavioral characteristics and situation of mental health among patients with chronic hepatitis B / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the behavioral characteristics and mental health status for patients with chronic hepatitis B,to explore the correlation between them and analyze the influence of behavioral characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B on their mental health.And provide a reference of clinical mental health intervention for patients with chronic hepatitis B.Methods 216 cases of patients with chronic hepatitis B in our hospital from October 2010 to October 2011 were chosen as the research object.Symptom checklist-90(SCL-90)and Eysenck personality questionnaire(EPQ)were used for evaluation.The correlation of behavioral characteristics and mental health status for patients with chronic hepatitis B and the effect of behavioral characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B for their mental health were analyzed.Results The SCL-90 score for 216 cases of chronic hepatitis B patients showed that its total score was significantly higher than the norm,the difference was statistically significant.The results of EPQ score showed that the neurotic or emotional stability of personality scores were significantly higher than the norm,the difference was significant.The psychotic scores were significantly lower than the norm,the difference was significant.The analysis of the correlation for nine projects in the SCL-90 scale and four items in the EPQ scale showed that introversion had a significant positive correlation with compulsion,depression,anxiety,fear and paranoia.The nervous or emotion had a significant positive correlation with compulsion,interpersonal sensitivity,paranoid,psychotic.Conclusions The behavioral characteristics of chronic hepatitis B patients have a relation with the mental health.The mental health status changes according to the changes of behavioral characteristics.