Nour Fattouh1, Souheil Hallit1,2, Pascale Salameh2,3,4, Georges Choueiry3,5, Francois Kazour6,7,8,9,10, Rabih Hallit1. 1. Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Jounieh, Lebanon. 2. INSPECT-LB: Institut National de Sante Publique, Epidemiologie Clinique et Toxicologie, Beirut, Lebanon. 3. Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon. 4. Faculty of Medicine, Lebanese University, Hadat, Lebanon. 5. Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon. 6. Faculty of Philosophy and Human Sciences, Holy Spirit University, Kaslik, Lebanon. 7. Faculty of Sciences, Lebanese University, Fanar, Lebanon. 8. Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon. 9. INSERM U930, équipe 4 "Troubles affectifs", Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Parc de Grandmont, Tours, France. 10. Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the prevalence of psychological/mental disorders and determine the factors associated with them in hospitalized patients with chronic diseases. DESIGN AND METHODS: This was as cross-sectional study. One hundred and fifty patients were randomly selected from one hospital having at least one chronic disease. FINDINGS: The rate of depression, anxiety, and stress in our sample were 21.3%, 61.3%, and 48.7%, respectively. Benign prostate hypertrophy, dysthyroidism, avoidance of thoughts and feelings as a coping mechanism, and a longer hospital stay were associated with higher depression. Hypertension, female gender, and a higher education level were associated with higher anxiety. Female gender and a longer stay in hospital were predictors of stress. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Hospitalized patients with chronic illnesses have high levels of psychological distress, showing the importance of getting psychological counseling in these settings.
PURPOSE: To report the prevalence of psychological/mental disorders and determine the factors associated with them in hospitalized patients with chronic diseases. DESIGN AND METHODS: This was as cross-sectional study. One hundred and fifty patients were randomly selected from one hospital having at least one chronic disease. FINDINGS: The rate of depression, anxiety, and stress in our sample were 21.3%, 61.3%, and 48.7%, respectively. Benign prostate hypertrophy, dysthyroidism, avoidance of thoughts and feelings as a coping mechanism, and a longer hospital stay were associated with higher depression. Hypertension, female gender, and a higher education level were associated with higher anxiety. Female gender and a longer stay in hospital were predictors of stress. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Hospitalized patients with chronic illnesses have high levels of psychological distress, showing the importance of getting psychological counseling in these settings.
Authors: Patricia K Palmer; Kathryn Wehrmeyer; Marianne P Florian; Charles Raison; Ellen Idler; Jennifer S Mascaro Journal: PLoS One Date: 2021-12-06 Impact factor: 3.240