Stručni rad
Artery Balloon Angioplasty and Depression Symptoms
Ladislav Slovacek
Birgita Slovackova
Sažetak
Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) as a chronic disease is associated with physical, psychological and social
distress for elderly patients and their families. The study has three main aims: 1. to evaluate the occurrence and the
relevance of depression symptoms in patients with PAOD, 2. to evaluate the effect of age and Fontaine stage of PAOD on
relevance of depression in patients with PAOD, and 3. to evaluate the effect of artery balloon angioplasty (ABA)on occurence
and relevance of depression symptoms. The study was prospective and longitudinal. Dates were obtained during
year 2006. The total number of subjects with PAOD was 42 (28 males, 14 females). Thirty subjects with PAOD (20 male,
10 female) treated by ABA filled in Zung´s scale 3–6 months after ABA (61%). The mean age of all subjects was 65.4
years (aged 45–79). The evaluation of occurrence and relevance of depression was perfomed with Czech version of Zung
self-rating depression scale (ZSRS). The mean Zung self-rating depression score (ZSRDS) certifies the presence of signs
of minimum or mildly depression in patients with PAOD. The results proved statistically significant dependence of depression
on age and on Fontaine stage of PAOD. Also, the results proved that artery balloon angioplasty has a highly positive
effect on occurence and relevance of depression symptoms. The results had shown the existence of the association between
PAOD, depression and ABA.
Ključne riječi
depression; peripheral arterial oclussive disease; artery balloon angioplasty
Hrčak ID:
69163
URI
Datum izdavanja:
24.6.2011.
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