Open AccessAnxiety-depressive and asthenic disorders in patients older than 75 years with chronic brain ischemia
Author(s) -
Viktorija N. Abramova,
Т. A. Slyusar,
C. L. Medvedeva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicinskij alfavit
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2949-2807
pISSN - 2078-5631
DOI - 10.33667/2078-5631-2019-4-39(414)-40-43
Subject(s) - anamnesis , anxiety , medicine , depression (economics) , beck anxiety inventory , beck depression inventory , stroke (engine) , psychiatry , physical therapy , clinical psychology , economics , macroeconomics , mechanical engineering , engineering
Purpose of the study. To study the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and asthenia in patients older than 75 years with chronic brain ischemia (CBI) and their relationship with somatic burden. Materials and methods. 121 patients aged 75 to 95 years with CBI of two and three stage were examined (57 patients with ischemic stroke in anamnesis, 64 without stroke). We used the Beck’s questionnaire to determine the level of depression, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) one for detecting anxiety, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20) one for assessing the severity of asthenia. The level of burden of somatic pathology was calculate by the polymorbidity index. Results. A characteristic feature of patients older than 75 years with CBI is the high prevalence and severity of emotional disturbances (anxiety and depression), as well as asthenic syndrome, high values of the polymorbidity index, which is advisable to take into account when planning CBI therapy.