Barrera Terri L, Norton Peter J
University of Houston, Department of Psychology, 126 Heyne Bldg., Houston, TX 77204-5022, USA.
J Anxiety Disord. 2009 Dec;23(8):1086-90. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.07.011. Epub 2009 Jul 14.
Interest in the assessment of quality of life in the anxiety disorders is growing. The present study examined quality of life impairments in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia, and panic disorder. Results showed that individuals with these disorders reported less satisfaction with their quality of life than non-anxious adults in the community. However, the degree of quality of life impairment is similar across these three disorders. Additionally, comorbid depression, but not anxiety, was found to negatively impact quality of life in these individuals. Finally, diagnostic symptom severity was not found to influence quality of life, indicating that subjective measures of quality of life offer unique information on the effects of anxiety disorders.
对焦虑症患者生活质量评估的关注度正在不断提高。本研究调查了广泛性焦虑症（GAD）、社交恐惧症和惊恐障碍患者的生活质量受损情况。结果显示，患有这些疾病的个体对其生活质量的满意度低于社区中的非焦虑成年人。然而，这三种疾病的生活质量受损程度相似。此外，发现共病的抑郁症而非焦虑症会对这些个体的生活质量产生负面影响。最后，未发现诊断症状严重程度会影响生活质量，这表明生活质量的主观测量提供了关于焦虑症影响的独特信息。
