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- Title
Prevalence of Psychiatric Morbidity in Chinese Subjects with Knee Osteoarthritis in a Hong Kong Orthopaedic Clinic.
- Authors
Wong, L. Y.; Yiu, R. L.; Chiu, C. K.; Lee, W. K.; Lee, Y. L.; Kwong, P. K.; Lo, W. T. L.
- Abstract
Objectives: To identify the prevalence and associated factors of psychiatric morbidities and to evaluate the effectiveness of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) in screening for psychiatric morbidity in patients with knee osteoarthritis in a local orthopaedic clinic. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 2013 to June 2014 to examine patients with knee osteoarthritis at a specialist orthopaedic clinic. They were evaluated for psychiatric diagnoses using the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I). Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were compared between patients with and without psychiatric morbidity. Patients were also assessed using the HADS with accuracy compared with the psychiatric diagnoses made by the SCID-I. Results: Of the 115 patients, 39% had current psychiatric disorders. Logistic regression analysis revealed that limitation of physical activity, perceived absence of confidant, a history of psychiatric illness, and follow-up in orthopaedic clinic for ≥ 5 years were independent factors associated with psychiatric disorders. Conclusions: The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in patients with knee osteoarthritis was significant. Recognition of independent associated factors can aid in early identification and intervention in patients who are at risk of developing psychiatric morbidity. The HADS is a useful means to screen for psychiatric morbidity in these patients.
- Subjects
CHINA; ANXIETY; COGNITION disorders; CONFIDENCE intervals; DEMOGRAPHY; MENTAL depression; KNEE diseases; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PSYCHIATRY; SOCIAL support; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
East Asian Archives of Psychiatry, 2015, Vol 25, Issue 4, p150
- ISSN
2078-9947
- Publication type
Article