Lower-leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease are associated with anxiety, depression, and anhedonia
Lower-leg symptoms in peripheral arterial disease are associated with anxiety, depression, and anhedonia
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DOI:
10.1177/1358863x09104658
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发表时间:
2009-11-01
影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Poldermans, Don
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作者:
Smolderen, Kim G.;Hoeks, Sanne E.;Poldermans, Don
Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) report diverse clinical manifestations that are not always consistent with classic intermittent claudication. We examined the degree to which atypical exertional leg symptoms, intermittent claudication, and exertional leg symptoms that begin at rest were associated with mood states such as anxiety, depressive symptoms, and anhedonia (i.e. lack of positive affect). A cohort of consecutive PAD patients (n = 628) from the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the San Diego Claudication questionnaire. The ankle-brachial index and clinical factors were assessed in all patients at baseline. Anxiety was present in 29%, depressive symptoms in 30%, and anhedonia in 28% of patients. Pain at rest was independently associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, and anhedonia (ORs between 2.5 and 4.0, p