The investigation of anxiety and depression in 89 heart failure patients

Objective To investigate the situation of anxietydepression and some related factors in heart failure patients.Methods Self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)and self-rating depression scale(SDS)were distributed to the 89 heart failure patients.The baseline characteristics and the relationship between the SAS and SDS scores was analysed.Results Out of the 89 heart failure patients32.6%had anxiety and 34.8%had depression.A statistic significance was found among NYHA class、diabetes、atria fibrillation,and levels of C reactive protein(hsCRP)、left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF)versus the scores of SAS、SDS.Conclusion This study finds a high prevalence of anxiety and depression in heart failure patients and more attention needs to be paid in order to improve their quality of life.