Research Article

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

Table 4

Association between patients’ characteristics and depression levels.

CharacteristicsLow levels, N (%)Moderate levels, N (%)High levels, N (%) value

Gender
 Male77 (65.8%)17 (14.5%)23 (19.7%)0.808
 Female31 (60.8%)9 (17.6%)11 (21.6%)
Age
 ≤6047 (74.6%)8 (12.7%)8 (12.7%)0.037
 61–7034 (66.7%)9 (17.6%)8 (15.7%)
 >7027 (50.0%)9 (16.7%)18 (33.3%)
Status
 Married80 (64.5%)18 (14.5%)26 (21.0%)0.814
 Single28 (63.6%)8 (18.2%)8 (18.2%)
Educational level
 Primary54 (61.4%)12 (13.6%)22 (25.0%)0.534
 Secondary39 (69.6%)9 (16.1%)8 (14.3%)
 University15 (62.5%)5 (20.8%)4 (16.7%)
Job
 Employee45 (70.3%)7 (10.9%)12 (18.8%)0.355
 Pensioner/household63 (60.6%)19 (18.3%)22 (21.2%)
Place of residence
 Attica72 (63.7%)21 (18.6%)20 (17.7%)0.195
 Other places36 (65.5%)5 (9.1%)14 (25.5%)
Number of children
 None14 (73.7%)3 (15.8%)2 (10.5%)0.567
 One24 (68.6%)3 (8.6%)8 (22.9%)
 More than one70 (61.4%)20 (17.5%)24 (21.1%)
Other diseases
 Yes46 (63.9%)9 (12.5%)17 (23.6%)0.489
 No62 (64.6%)17 (17.7%)17 (17.7%)
Informed of the state of their health
 Very66 (75.9%)6 (6.9%)15 (17.2%)<0.001
 Enough32 (52.5%)18 (29.5%)11 (18.0%)
 Less/not at all10 (50.0%)2 (10.0%)8 (40.0%)
Years having the disease
 <256 (68.3%)15 (18.3%)11 (13.4%)<0.001
 2–531 (72.1%)8 (18.6%)4 (9.3%)
 6–1021 (48.8%)3 (7.0%)19 (44.2%)
Relations with nursing staff
 Very good84 (68.3%)18 (14.6%)21 (17.1%)0.309
 Good17 (51.5%)7 (21.2%)9 (27.3%)
 Moderate/bad7 (58.3%)1 (8.3%)4 (33.3%)
Relations with medical staff
 Very good82 (70.1%)17 (14.5%)18 (15.4%)0.041
 Good19 (46.3%)9 (22.0%)13 (31.7%)
 Moderate/bad7 (70.0%)0 (0.0%)3 (30.0%)

Low-level score: 0–7; moderate-level score: 8–10; high-level score: 11–21.