Analysis of anxiety and depression in patients with diabetes mellitus and related intervention

Objective To investigate the incidence of anxiety and depression in patients with diabetes mellitus(DM) and to observe effects of comprehensive intervention.Methods Questionnaire was conducted on 69 DM patients by using Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale(SDS).A comprehensive drug(benzodiazepines) and psychological intervention was made for 8 weeks and then,all the patients were reexamined following treatment.Results Patients with DM had symptoms of anxiety and depression to various degrees.Following 8 weeks of comprehensive intervention,SAS and SDS scores decreased significantly(47.35±8.72 versus 35.56±7.28,52.37±9.34 versus 42.14±7.77) with statistical significance(P0.01).The incidence of anxiety and depression decreased markedly(49.3% versus 21.7%,43.5% versus 17.4%) with statistical significance(P0.01).Conclusion Patients with DM had higher incidence of anxiety and depression,comprehensive drug and psychological intervention could effectively decrease their incidence.