Analysis of prognostic factors for anxiety and sudden deafness patients

Abstract

Objective To investigate the correlative factors between anxiety and prognosis of sudden deafness. Methods To analyze the changes of sudden deafness inpatients' anxiety by using homemade questionnaires and Zung anxiety self-evaluation chart (SAS) ,and to analyze the relationship of sudden deafness with anxiety and prognosis factors. Results 84 out of 105 patients (80%) had various degrees anxiety, deafness occurred most frequently whose ages were from 21 to 39 and from 40 to 59,the incidence rate were 33.33% and 50% respectively; Anxiety was associated with accompanying symptoms of tinnitus and vertigo; After 10 - 14 days regular treatment, the results demonstrated that the total effective rate of non-anxiety patients was 71.43% and the anxiety patients' was 54. 76%. Conclusions Sudden deafness patients show significant anxiety. Psychological counseling and health education were applied to these patients aiming directly at anxiety emotion, these actions are hopeful to improve the treatment effect. Key words: Sudden deafness;  Mentality;  Relativity;  Anxiety;  Nursing