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Title: | Psychiatric morbidity and quality of life in cardiac patients |
Author: | Mostafa A. Bastawy, Samah H. Rabei |
Abstract: |
Background
Cardiac patients have increased rates of psychiatric morbidity and unsatisfactory quality of
life (QoL).
Aim of the study
The study aims to detect psychiatric morbidity and QoL in cardiac patients.
Study design
This is an observational, analytical, cross-sectional field study.
Patients and methods
Thirty patients were recruited from the cardiac clinics, wards, and critical care units of three
hospitals (10 from Ain Shams University Hospital, 10 from Kasr Al Ainy University Hospital,
and 10 from Misr University Hospital). Patients were assessed using the ICD-10 criteria, the
Egyptian version of the Suicide Probability Scale, and the Arabic version of the World Health
Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire.
Results
Cardiac patients have increased rates of psychiatric morbidity and unsatisfactory QoL and
increased suicidal probability. Positive associations were found between the following: (a)
job, residence, type of cardiac disease, hospital accommodation, and QoL; (b) presence of
comorbidity and ICD-10 diagnoses; and (c) marital state, type of cardiac disease, presence
of comorbidity, and increased suicidal probability.
Keywords:
Adjustment, anxiety, depression
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Journal: | Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry 2015, 36:139–143 |
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