Title of article :
Anxiety, depression and health-related quality of life in those injured by landmines, Ilam, Islamic Republic of Iran
Author/Authors :
Asadollahi, R. Iran Helal Institute of Applied Science Technology, ايران , Saghafinia, M. baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Trauma Research Center, ايران , Nafissi, N. Iranian Mine Victim Rescue Center (IMC), ايران , Montazeri, A. Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR) - Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research - Department of Mental Health, ايران , Asadollahi, M. shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, تهران, ايران , Khatami, M. baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Department of Surgery, ايران
Abstract :
We assessed depression, anxiety and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in 137 cases of landmine injury in Ilam province, using the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and the Short Form Health Survey (SF36) questionnaires. We also compared their scores with an uninjured control group (n = 360). Most of the injured were male (93.4%) and illiterate (54.7%) with some irreversible sequelae (86.9%). Overall, 69.3% of the injured participants scored high for both anxiety and depression. The level of anxiety and depression was significantly higher in older cases, those not completely recovered compared with recovered cases and those with amputation compared with those without amputation. The injured also had significantly lower mean scores in all HRQOL components than the control group. Landmine injured should be monitored for early identification and treatment of depression and anxiety.
