Patient characteristics such as smoking status, WHO functional class, and 6-min walking distance were significantly related to anxiety and depression scores in PAH patients (P=0.02).
Cross-Sectional (n=106)
Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent among hospitalized patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension in Northwest China and are strongly associated with worse functional status and exercise capacity.
p-value: p=0.02
OBJECTIVE: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare life-threatening and incurable disease. Although symptoms of depression and anxiety have been widely reported, these traits and associated factors have not been systematically assessed in Northwest China. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2020 and February 2021. 106 PAH patients in Northwest China were evaluated by Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) questionnaire. RESULTS: = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Mental health problems such as depression are common among patients with PAH in Northwest China. Patients' characteristics such as smoking status, WHO functional class, and 6-min walking distance were related to anxiety and depression scores. Thus, early detection of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety should be detected in PAH patients. Meanwhile, interventions against these problems should be used to improve such patients' mental status.
Zhang et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Pulmonary arterial hypertension (n=106). Patient characteristics such as smoking status, WHO functional class, and 6-min walking distance were significantly related to anxiety and depression scores in PAH patients (P=0.02).