Prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in hospitalized patients at the dermatology clinical ward of a university hospital

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia

Maria Rita Polo Gascón²  Cristiana Mara Ribeiro¹  Livia Maria De Araújo Bueno¹  Glaucia Rosana Guerra Benute¹  Mara Cristina Souza De Lucia²  Evandro Ararigbóia Rivitti¹  Cyro Festa Neto¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das ClinicasSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: anxiety;    depression;    dermatology;    epidemiology;    psychology;    ansiedade;    depressão;    dermatologia;    epidemiologia;    psicologia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0365-05962012000300008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders in hospitalized patients at the dermatology ward at a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in hospitalized patients at the dermatology ward at a university hospital in São Paulo. METHOD: A total of 75 patients, men and women, aged between 18 and 76 years, took part in the research. The study employed a descriptive, cross sectional and correlational method. The data was collected by means of a social demographic questionnaire and the PRIME-MD. RESULTS: It was found that 45.3 percent of the subjects presented with depressive symptoms, and 52 percent presented with symptoms of anxiety and that this survey showed moderate and high significant correlations (p<0,01; r= 0,616) for depression and anxiety. CONCLUSION: These facts could evidence the relationship between physical and psyche, just as the literature presents.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC   
 All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License