Comparison of the anxiety and depression level between non-smoking and smoking acute myocardial infarction patients in hospital

Abstract

Objective To compare the psychological stress between non-smoking AMI patients and smoking patients in the CCU.Methods A cross-sectional survey was piloted on a sample of 74 AMI patients (33 smokers and 41 non-smokers) in the CCU.Psychological stress was measured the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS).Results Among 74 patients,75.68％ had anxiety symptoms,63.51％ had depression symptoms; The scores of SAS and SDS in smokers were (64.39 ± 15.39),(65.80 ±15.39),the scores of SAS and SDS in non-smokers were (52.50 ± 6.55 ),(53.96 ± 5.32) ; Smokers reported higher anxiety and depression levels than nonsmokers reported on both scales,the statistics was significant( t =4.15,4.87 ; P ＜ 0.01 ) ; more severe anxiety and depression in smokers.Conclusions Smoking patients with AMI symptoms are exposed higher levels of anxiety and depression.Nurses should pay more attention to these patients,and give them the well targeted preventive measures. Key words: Myocardial infarction; Smoke; Depression; Anxiety