Depression and its risk factors in inpatients with gastrointestinal diseases in department of gastroenterology of general hospital

Aim: To investigate incidence of depression and its risk factors in inpatients with gastrointestinal diseases in department of gastroenterology of general hospital. Methods: A hospital cross-sectional study was performed. HAMD and SDS were used to assess the depression scores in 338 inpatients with GI diseases in department of gastroenterology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University. Results: 1. The total incidence of depression was 27.50% in inpatients in gastroenterology department; 2. The incidence of depression in GI disease was 26.60%; 3. The incidence of depression was higher in female (31.9%) than that in male inpatients (22.2%)(P<0.05); 4. In the three subtypes of GERD, the depression scores in patients with NERD were higher than that in patients with EE and BE (P<0.05); 5. Female, unhappy marriage, recent negative life events, long course of disease and a family history of severe disease are the possible depression risk factors. Conclusion: The incidence of depression in inpatients with GI diseases in department of gastroenterology of general hospital is high, and is related with the severity of diseases. Antidepressant treatment should be given to the GI inpatients with depression, especially to those with depression risk factors.