Objective: To explore the correlation between anxiety, depression symptoms and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal diseases in rural areas of Fuyang City and Bozhou City in Anhui Province. Methods: Using stratified random sampling method, 40 township hospitals were selected from Fuyang and Bozhou cities in Anhui province. A face-to-face survey was conducted among 309 gastrointestinal patients who met the inclusion criteria. Spearman rank correlation test and negative binomial regression model were used to analyze the association between patients’ anxiety, depression symptoms and gastrointestinal symptoms. Results: Among patients with at least one gastrointestinal symptom, the detection rates of anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms were 30.3% and 46.9%, respectively. Spearman rank correlation analysis showed that the duration of swallowing discomfort and loose stool were positively correlated with anxiety symptom score (rs=0.441, 0.263, P＜0.05); the duration of hiccups or belching, postprandial mood swings, and the frequency of abdominal pain per year were positively correlated with depression symptom score (rs=0.289, 0.306, 0.273, P＜0.05). The negative binomial regression analysis results showed that age, history of hospitalization in the past three months, history of gastrointestinal drug use in the past month, anxiety symptom scor, and depression symptom scor were influencing factors of the number of gastrointestinal symptoms (P<0.05). Conclusion: Patients presenting with at least one gastrointestinal symptom exhibit a higher detection rate of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Furthermore, the severity of anxiety and depression correlates with the number of gastrointestinal symptoms reported. Primary care doctors should pay attention to the screening and intervention of anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders in patients with gastrointestinal diseases.
YANG Xin
,
YANG Ningjing
,
XU Jia
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SHEN Xingrong
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WANG Debin
. A study on the correlation between anxiety, depression scores and gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal diseases in rural areas[J]. Journal of Baotou Medical College, 2025
, 41(7)
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DOI: 10.16833/j.cnki.jbmc.2025.07.001
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