Prevalence and correlates of depression and depression-anxiety in patients receiving gastroscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are increasing numbers of patients suffering from gastrointestinal disorders who are at primary risk for depression. These patients often have no awareness of their depression and therefore choose to see their gastroenterologists. Normally gastroenterologists advise the patients to undergo gastroscopy to investigate their possible digestive disorders while overlooking their depression. This study investigated the prevalence of the comorbidities between depression, depression-anxiety and organic diseases of upper gastrointestinal tract (UGI) among patients receiving gastroscopy in a large general hospital in China.

Methods

A total of 707 patients who agreed to recommendation for gastroscopy were investigated using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PH

SUBMITTER: Hua F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12423037 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature