BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-related knowledge not only empowers patients, but may also engender anxiety. The study aimed to identify predictors of anxiety in IBD and examine the interplay between anxiety and disease-related patient knowledge. The effect of anxiety on quality of life was also explored. METHODS Ambulatory IBD patients provided data on demographics, their IBD and...

BACKGROUND Associations between depression, and possibly anxiety, with cardiovascular disease have been established in the general population and among heart patients. This study examined whether cardiovascular disease was more prevalent among a large cohort of depressed and/or anxious persons. In addition, the role of specific clinical characteristics of depressive and anxiety disorders in the...

BACKGROUND Although heart transplants have become more common, little is known about the psychological status of patients waiting for a heart transplant. METHODS Thirty-eight inpatients waiting for heart transplantation from October 2010 to December 2011 in a large general hospital in Shanghai were assessed by a psychiatrist using the Hamilton Depression Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale a...

this study investigated the effects of giving information and the role of individual characteristic in level of anxiety in general surgery operation patients. 112 male and female (with a mean age of 31.8) in two groups of experimental and control subjects were studied. the subjects answered to rater internal-external locus of control scale. then the subjects in the experimental group were given...

Background Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are not routinely screened for depression and anxiety despite knowledge of an increased prevalence in people with chronic disease and negative effects on quality of life. Methods Prevalence of anxiety and depression was assessed in IBD outpatients through retrospective chart review. The presence of anxiety and/or depression was determined u...