School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China.
Department of Psychiatry, Quzhou Third Municipal Hospital, Quzhou, China.
BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 11;24(1):674. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-06088-1.
Relatives of patients with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression experience significant levels of anxiety. Accurately predicting their anxiety levels is crucial for the development of effective anti-anxiety interventions aimed at mitigating associated adverse outcomes.
In this cross-sectional study, 238 relatives of patients with mental illness were recruited, and their responses were collected using the generalised anxiety disorder-7 (GAD-7) and simplified coping style questionnaire (SCSQ) scales. One-way analysis of variance and t-test were used to assess the mean scores of GAD-7 and SCSQ among relatives with varying characteristics. Pearson's correlations were used to examine the correlation between anxiety levels and coping style. Multi-level regression analyses were used to identify the impact of the independent variables on anxiety.
Among all relatives of patients with mental illness who participated in this survey, 238 completed the questionnaire. Females exhibited a higher mean GAD-7 score (9.72 ± 0.25) compared to males. Among participants aged 18-25 years, the GAD-7 (8.12 ± 0.17) score was the highest. Additionally, relatives of patients experiencing their first episode or with a disease duration of < 1 year, as well as relatives of patients with schizophrenia and depression, displayed higher GAD-7 scores. Correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between anxiety and SCSQ (negative coping styles) (r = 0.476, p < 0.01). Multi-level regression analyses demonstrated that demographic variables (R = 0.474, F = 21.402, p < 0.01) and SCSQ (R change = 0.638, F = 37.526, p < 0.01) were significantly and positively associated with anxiety among relatives of patients with mental illness.
Most relatives of patients with mental illness experience varying levels of anxiety, which are influenced by their coping styles.
精神疾病患者（如精神分裂症和抑郁症）的亲属会经历明显的焦虑水平。准确预测他们的焦虑水平对于开发旨在减轻相关不良后果的有效抗焦虑干预措施至关重要。
在这项横断面研究中，招募了 238 名精神疾病患者的亲属，使用广泛性焦虑障碍 7 项量表（GAD-7）和简化应对方式问卷（SCSQ）对他们的反应进行了收集。采用单因素方差分析和 t 检验评估了具有不同特征的亲属的 GAD-7 和 SCSQ 的平均得分。Pearson 相关系数用于检验焦虑水平与应对方式之间的相关性。多水平回归分析用于确定自变量对焦虑的影响。
在参与本调查的所有精神疾病患者亲属中，有 238 人完成了问卷。女性的 GAD-7 平均得分（9.72±0.25）高于男性。在年龄在 18-25 岁的参与者中，GAD-7（8.12±0.17）得分最高。此外，首次发作的患者的亲属、疾病持续时间<1 年的患者的亲属、精神分裂症和抑郁症患者的亲属的 GAD-7 得分更高。相关性分析显示，焦虑与 SCSQ（消极应对方式）呈正相关（r=0.476，p<0.01）。多水平回归分析表明，人口统计学变量（R=0.474，F=21.402，p<0.01）和 SCSQ（R 变化=0.638，F=37.526，p<0.01）与精神疾病患者亲属的焦虑显著正相关。
大多数精神疾病患者的亲属都经历着不同程度的焦虑，这种焦虑受到他们应对方式的影响。
