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Investigation of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic diseases

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Gerontoukou, Evangelia-Ioanna, Michaelidoy, Sofia, Rekleiti, Maria, Saridi, Maria, Souliotis, Kyriakos·2015·Health Psychology Research

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The health of an individual depends on both his/her physical and psychological condition. In recent years it has been observed that chronic patients have frequently an affected psycho-emotional state. The purpose of this study is to investigate anxiety and depression in patients with chronic diseases and the cor relation of the results with daily physical activ ity levels and individual health levels, as well comorbidity. This study included patients with chronic diseases that were treated in a local general hospital or were visiting often outpa tient clinics of the same hospital due to their condition. The sample in this particular study included 204 patients; 118 of them were women and 86 men. From the total sample that participated in our research, 118 (57.8%) were females and the majority of the participants were secondary/basic education graduates (67%), married (71%), living in urban areas (53%). Hypertension was the most frequent chronic disease in our sample, followed by hypercholesterolemia and diabetes mellitus. Comparing the occurrence of depression and anxiety symptoms in both questionnaires in relation to the expected frequency in the gen eral population, significant levels of depres sion and anxiety symptoms were recorded. Taking into consideration the findings of this research, anxiety and depression symptoms can have profound effects regarding the con trol of chronic diseases, the patients’ quality of life and their general health.

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Authors
Gerontoukou, E.-I., Michaelidoy, S., Rekleiti, M., Saridi, M., & Souliotis, K.
Affiliations
University of Peloponnese (GR)
Corresponding author
Rekleiti, Maria
Venue
Health Psychology Research
Published
2015-09-30
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pages
1
ISSN
2420-8124 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1921768555
Cited by
72
References
22
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Health Psychology Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Keywords
anxiety, depression, chronic disease, psychosocial factors, physical activity, comorbidities, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, quality of life, psychological well-being

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