Study on the prevalence and risk factors of depressive and anxious symptoms of patients with digestive organic diseases.

Objective To explore the prevalence and possible risk factors of depressive/anxious symptoms of patients with digestive diseases. Methods Totally 434 eligible subjects with digestive diseases were recruited consecutively. Face-to-face interview and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HADS)were employed to collect the clinical data. The non-condition logistic regression was performed to analyze the data. Results The prevalence rate of depressive/ anxious symptom was 33.9%,among which pancreatitis,cancer,and ulcerative colitis were the most common diseases. The senior high school above was a protective factor of depression,anxiety,depression and anxiety (OR was respectively 0.302,0.333,0.284). Forty years or older was a risk factor of depression,anxiety and depression(OR was respectively 5.904,5.238). Non-manual work was a risk factor of depression (OR is 2.842). There was no correlation between the gender and depression/anxiety. Conclusion There is a higher prevalence of depressive and anxious symptoms in patients with digestive organic diseases. Senior high school or lower,older than 40 years,and non-manual work are the risk factors for these symptoms.