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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Predictors of anxiety and depression in Egyptian thalassemic patients: A single center study
International Journal of Hematology, Volume 97, No. 5, Year 2013
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Thalassemic patients are vulnerable to emotional and behavioral problems. Each patient age group exhibits problems unique to that stage of development, and although up to 80 % of thalassemic patients are likely to have psychological disorders, e.g., anxiety and depression, predictors of these disorders remain poorly understood. The present study was designed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression in a sample of Egyptian thalassemic patients and to identify predictors of these psychiatric disorders. A case-control study was conducted in 218 thalassemic patients, with 244 healthy subjects as a control. All patients and control subjects were subjected to thorough evaluation of medical history and clinical examination, and examined by a psychiatrist using the clinician version of the structured clinical interview for DSM-IV (SCID-CV), hospital anxiety and depression scale and Coopersmith self-esteem inventory. Abnormal and borderline anxieties were reported by 36.7 and 20.6 % of thalassemic patients, respectively, while abnormal and borderline depressions were reported by 32.1 and 16.1 % of patients, respectively. Hospitalization, low self-esteem, diabetes mellitus and heart failure were independent predictors of anxiety. The independent predictors of depression were heart failure, hospitalization, diabetes mellitus, short stature and delayed puberty. Thalassemic patients were more vulnerable to anxiety and depression, indicating that screening and management for such psychiatric disorders should be considered in treating all such patients. © 2013 The Japanese Society of Hematology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Yahia, Sohier
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
El-Hadidy, Mohamed Adel
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
El-Gilany, Abdel Hady Abel Fattah
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Anwar, Rokia
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Darwish, A. Mohamad
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Mansour, Ahmed Kamal
Egypt, Mansoura
Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 32
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s12185-013-1322-z
e-ISSN:
18653774
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Case-Control Study