Ansiedad y depresión en pacientes con artropatías inflamatorias de la ciudad Guayaquil y parroquias satélites en 2020 – 2021.

Abstract

Aim: To identify whether suffering from inflammatory arthropathy is associated with the presence of anxiety and depression in patients from Guayaquil and satellite parishes. Material and Methods: An observational, cross-sectional, case-control, prevalence study was carried out. The case group population were patients from the Institute of Rheumatology, Hematology and Dermatology (IRHED) and the control group population, people over 18 years of age, from the city of Guayaquil and satellite parishes. The GAD-7 and PHQ-9 questionnaires were used to detect anxiety and depression. Results: The prevalence of anxiety and depression in the control group was 16.45% and 20.39% respectively and in the group of cases, 20% in both. The difference between means was not significant (GAD-7 P = 0.918; PHQ-9, P = 0.868). Conclusion: In this study, anxiety and depression were a frequent comorbidity in patients with inflammatory arthropathies. The prevalence of both was similar to the general population; this could be due to the study being performed during the COVID-19 global pandemic.