Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence and Associated Factors

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics (N = 170).

	n (%)
Gender (male)	119 (70.0%)
Age (years)
<50	26 (15.3%)
51–60	37 (21.8%)
61–70	52 (30.6%)
>70	55 (32.4%)
Marital status
Married	126 (74.1%)
Single	44 (25.9%)
Educational level
Primary	88 (51.8%)
Secondary	56 (32.9%)
University	26 (15.3%)
Job
Employee	64 (37.6%)
Pensioner/household	106 (62.4%)
Place of residence
Attica	114 (67.1%)
Other places	56 (32.9%)
Number of children
None	19 (11.2%)
One	35 (20.6%)
Two	82 (48.2%)
More than two	34 (20.0%)
Other diseases (yes)	74 (43.5%)
Informed of the state of their health
Very	89 (52.4%)
Enough	61 (35.9%)
Less/not at all	20 (11.8%)
Years having the disease
<2	82 (48.2%)
2–5	44 (25.9%)
6–10	44 (25.9%)
Relations with nursing staff
Very good	124 (72.9%)
Good	34 (20.0%)
Moderate/bad	12 (7.1%)
Relations with medical staff
Very good	119 (70.0%)
Good	41 (24.1%)
Moderate/bad	10 (5.9%)