The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with or without hyperhidrosis (HH)
The prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with or without hyperhidrosis (HH)
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患有或不患有多汗症(HH)的患者焦虑和抑郁的患病率
DOI:
10.1016/j.jaad.2016.07.001
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发表时间:
2016-12-01
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Zhou, Youwen
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作者:
Bahar, Rayeheh;Zhou, Pingyu;Zhou, Youwen
Background: There are conflicting data about the correlation between hyperhidrosis (HH) and anxiety and depression.Objective: We sought to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with or without HH.Methods: We examined 2017 consecutive dermatology outpatients from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Shanghai, China, using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scales for anxiety and depression assessments. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate if the impact of HH on anxiety and depression is dependent on demographic factors and diagnoses of the patients' presenting skin conditions.Results: The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 21.3% and 27.2% in patients with HH, respectively, and 7.5% and 9.7% in patients without HH, respectively (P value