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Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Social Isolation in Hepatitis Patients

Pegah Ahmadi Sarbarzeh, Saba Karimi, Milad Jalilian, Hadis Mosafer

Abstract


Hepatitis is a complex and chronic liver disorder. Due to the nature of the disease, these patients experience various levels of social isolation, anxiety, and depression. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate depression, anxiety, stress, and social isolation in patients with hepatitis B and C in Kermanshah. This study is descriptive-analytic research, the participants were the patients with hepatitis, who referred to liver disease center. Data collection was with Russell social isolation questionnaire and DASS-21 questionnaire. The questionnaires were completed by the patients. 67.3% of the patients were male. The mean age was 41.02 ± 12.4 years, and the majority of the participants were married (143; 67.8%). The results showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between social isolation with depression, anxiety, and stress (P=0.001, P=0.001, P=0.001). In addition, results showed that there is a significant difference between the mean depression scores and age (P=0.048). Also, the results showed that there is a significant difference in the mean score of social isolation and education level (P=0.038). There is no significant difference between the other variables with depression, anxiety, stress, and social isolation (P>0.05). These results showed that there is a relationship between social isolation with anxiety, stress, and depression. Also, anxiety, stress, and depression in hepatitis patients are related to age and education level. So, it is suggested to provide effective programs in the care of these patients.

 

Doi: 10.28991/SciMedJ-2020-0204-5

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Keywords


Hepatitis; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Social Isolation.

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