HIV感染者/AIDS患者及家属的抑郁心理调查

Investigation of Depressive Status of Patients with HIV/AIDS and Their Family Members

目的了解HIV感染者/AIDS患者及家属的抑郁心理,为改善他们的心理状况提供客观依据。方法选用抑郁自评量表(SDS)进行问卷调查,采用SPSS软件统计分析资料。结果HIV感染者/AIDS患者和已死亡患者家属的SDS值明显高于健康对照人群;抑郁程度为中、重度的感染者/患者的比例为15.5%,明显高于健康对照组;女性家属的SDS值高于男性。结论抑郁是HIV感染者/AIDS患者及家属普遍存在的负性心理表现,应针对不同类型、不同性别人群的特点开展心理干预。

Objective To understand the depressive status of patients with HIV/AIDS and their family members in order to provide objective information for conducting psychological interventions among them. Method The Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) questionnaires were used for assessing the depressive status and the SPSS software was applied for data analysis. Results The SDS values among the patients with HIV/AIDS and the family members of died AIDS patients were significantly higher than those of healthy controls. The proportion of HIV/AIDS patients with medium to severe degree of depression was 15.5%, which was higher than that of healthy controls. The SDS values among female family members of HIV/AIDS patients were higher than those in male ones. Conclusion The depression is a negative psychological status usually occurred among the patients with HIV/AIDS and their family members, and the psychological interventions should be conducted based on the characteristics of different populations.