VZL 2008, 77(1):29-32

Occurrence of Depression Symptoms in Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease

Ladislav Slováček1,2, Helena Bohutínská1, Marie Kašlíková1, Petra Vacková1
1 University of Defence, Faculty of Military Health Science, Department of Field Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
2 University Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Aims: The study has two main aims: 1. It evaluates the occurrence of depression symptoms in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). 2. It evaluates the effects of age and Fontaine stage of PAOD on the gravity of depression symptoms in patients with PAOD.

Material and Methods: The study is prospective and cross-sectional. It was carried out at the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine of University Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové (2nd DIM). The dates were obtained during the year 2006. The total number of respondents with PAOD was 42 (28 male, 14 female). The average age of all respondents with PAOD was 65.4 years (age range 45-79 years ). The evaluation of the occurrence of depression symptoms in patients with PAOD was perfomed by means of the self-assessment Zung-SDS. The statistical analysis was determined by means of a variance analysis.

Results: The mean SDS index certifies the presence of signs of a minimum or light depression in patients with PAOD. We proved the statistically significant dependence of depression in patients with PAOD on age (p < 0.01) and on Fontaine stage of PAOD (p < 0.01).

Conclusion: The results have shown the existence of association between PAOD and depression symptoms.

Keywords: Depression; Peripheral arterial occlusive disease; Quality of life

Received: April 4, 2007; Published: March 1, 2008  Show citation

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Slováček, L., Bohutínská, H., Kašlíková, M., & Vacková, P. (2008). Occurrence of Depression Symptoms in Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease. Vojenské Zdravotnické Listy, 77(1), 29-32
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