Department of Community Medicine, Army Medical College, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Oct;74(10):1761-1766. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.8637.
To compare the anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life of dermatology patients with healthy individuals in a tertiary care setting.
The case-control study was conducted at the Pak-Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from April to September 2022, and comprised adult outpatients and inpatients with diagnosed skin diseases. They were designated as group A, while healthy adults who did not suffer from any dermatological condition formed control group B. Data was collected using a questionnaire which in addition to demographic characteristics, comprised the Dermatology Life Quality Index and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
Of the 200 subjects with mean age 30.21±12.09 years, 100(50%) were in group A; 75(75%) males and 25(25%) females with mean age 32.56±13.49 years. The remaining 100(50%) subjects were in group B; 75(75%) males and 25(25%) females with mean age 27.86±10.02. In group A, 71(71%) were outpatients and 29(29%) were inpatients. Quality of life and depression scores were significantly different between inpatients in group A and group B (p<0.05). The difference was significant between outpatients in group A and group B in all categories (p<0.05).
Dermatological diseases had a significant impact on the daily life and psychological health of patients.
在三级医疗机构中比较皮肤科患者与健康个体的焦虑、抑郁和健康相关生活质量。
本病例对照研究于 2022 年 4 月至 9 月在巴基斯坦拉瓦尔品第的 Pak-Emirates 军事医院进行,纳入了患有确诊皮肤病的成年门诊和住院患者,将其指定为 A 组,而未患有任何皮肤病的健康成年人则组成 B 组。使用问卷收集数据,除了人口统计学特征外,问卷还包括皮肤病生活质量指数和医院焦虑抑郁量表。使用 SPSS 21 进行数据分析。
在 200 名平均年龄为 30.21±12.09 岁的受试者中,100 名(50%)为 A 组;男性 75 名(75%),女性 25 名(25%),平均年龄为 32.56±13.49 岁。其余 100 名(50%)受试者为 B 组;男性 75 名(75%),女性 25 名(25%),平均年龄为 27.86±10.02 岁。在 A 组中,71 名(71%)为门诊患者,29 名(29%)为住院患者。A 组住院患者和 B 组在生活质量和抑郁评分方面存在显著差异(p<0.05)。A 组门诊患者在所有类别中与 B 组的差异均有统计学意义(p<0.05)。
皮肤病对患者的日常生活和心理健康有重大影响。