Investigation on related factors and interference effects in anxiety and depression of patients with laryngeal cancer

Objective To detect the rate of anxiety, depression of patients with laryngeal cancer and relative factors. To provide the experiment proof for clinical psychological interventions. Methods 80 cases patients with total laryngeal cancer were decided into control group(40 cases) and intervention group (40 cases). All patients were investigated via filling out self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and self-rating depression scales(SDS). Results The SAS and SDS scores of two groups were higher than 50 before intervention. After the intervention, anxiety and depression rates of intervention group were lower than that in control group,and the difference was significant (P0.01). There was no statistical difference in sex, age, educational level and occuption between two groups. The economy and family support in the intervention group was significantly better than that in the control group. Conclusion Anxiety and depression were popular among the patients of laryngeal cancer. Positive psychological intervention could reduce the incidence of anxiety and depression, and improve the living quality of patients.