Investigation and analysis on negative emotion in decompensated cirrhosis patients with HBV

Abstract

Objective To explore the negative emotion in decompensated cirrhosis patients with HBV and its influencing factors. Methods A total of 251 decompensated cirrhosis patients with HBV of hepatic department in Nantong Third People's Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, were extracted from January 2016 to December 2016. They were investigated with the self-rating depressive scale (SDS) and the self rating anxiety scale (SAS) . Results The scores of SDS and SAS of 251 decompensated cirrhosis patients with HBV were (57.34±12.44) and (52.48±8.98) . The incidence rates of depression and anxiety were 66.53% and 56.27%. Pearson correlation analysis showed that there was a significantly positive correlation between the scores of SDS and SAS (r=0.491, P<0.001) . There were statistically significant differences in the scores of SDS and SAS among different ages, sexes, occupations, cultural levels, marital status, monthly income (P<0.05) . There were statistically significant differences in the incidence rates of depression and anxiety among ages, sexes, occupations, cultural levels, marital status, monthly income, medical payment (P<0.05) . Conclusions The scores of SDS and SAS as well as the incidence rates of depression and anxiety are high in decompensated cirrhosis patients with HBV. It should be paid high attention to. Comprehensive measures should be taken to relieve depression and anxiety. Key words: Hepatitis B, chronic; Liver cirrhosis; Anxiety; Depression; Decompensation stage