A survey on anxiety status in patients over 60 years old from one community health service center in Shanghai / 中华全科医师杂志
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
; (6): 695-699, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the prevalence and related risk factors of anxiety symptoms in elderly patients from one community health service center in Shanghai.Methods Patients aged 60 to 85 years visiting Kongjiang Community Health Service Center from August to December of 2016 were included in the survey.The patients were evaluated with Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7),Sociodemographic and Health-related Variables Questionnaire,Mental Health Knowledge Scale and Lubben Social Network Scale-6 (LSNS-6).Results Total 2 006 questionnaires were distributed and 1 981 valid questionnaires were returned with a recovery rate of 98.75%.The overall GAD-7 score was 0 (0,2),and 13.5% (267/1 981) participants had positive anxiety symptoms.Multivariate logistic analysis showed that 6 variables were related to anxiety symptoms,including educational background,exercise frequency,percentage of medical costs over total household expenses,life satisfaction,the amount of chronic somatic disease,mental health knowledge awareness (P < 0.05).Conclusion The prevalence of anxiety symptoms in the study population is relatively high.Anxiety symptoms are associated with multiple factors,to which the attentions should be paid.
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Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
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2018
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