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Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Patients with Cirrhosis in Two Tertiary Hospitals and One Secondary Hospital in Ouagadougou City

¹ Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
² Health Sciences Training and Research Unit, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
³ Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
⁴ Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
⁵ Health Sciences Training and Research Unit, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
⁶ Hepato-gastroenterology Department, Fada N’Gourma Regional University Hospital, Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
⁷ Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology of the University of Science and Technology of Bamako, Bamako, Mali
⁸ Health Sciences Training and Research Unit, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
⁹ Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
¹⁰ Psychiatry Department of the Yalgado Ouédraogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
¹¹ Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Tengandogo University Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
¹² Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Yembila Abdoulaye Toguyeni University, Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
¹³ Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of the Gabriel Toure University Hospital, Bamako, Mali
¹⁴ Hepato-gastroenterology Department of the Sourô Sanou University Hospital, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Open Journal of Gastroenterology·Volume 15 (2025)·Pages 605–614·Published 23 September 2025·DOI10.4236/ojgas.2025.1510056

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Introduction: To assess anxiety and depressive disorders in patients with cirrhosis in the hepato-gastroenterology departments of two tertiary hospitals and one secondary hospital in the city of Ouagadougou. Patients and Methods : This was a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study with prospective data collection. This study lasted five months and involved patients with cirrhosis. The diagnosis of cirrhosis was made on the basis of clinical and paraclinical criteria. Anxiety and depression were assessed using the HADS (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) score. Results: A total of 90 patients were included. There were 70 men (77.8%). The mean age was 51.5 ± 26.5 years. Anxiety was observed in 48 patients (53.3%). Anxiety symptoms were evident in 35.5% of patients. Forty-two patients (46.7%) had depression. Depressive symptoms were evident in 30% of cases. Low socioeconomic status and family healthcare were the risk factors for anxiety. Factors associated with depression were family healthcare and denial of the disease after diagnosis. There was a correlation between anxiety and depression in patients with cirrhosis. Conclusion: Anxiety-depressive disorders are common in patients with cirrhosis. The care of patients with cirrhosis must be multidisciplinary. Indeed, these disorders must be detected and prevented in order to allow a better prognosis for these patients.

KeywordsAnxietyDepressionCirrhosisAfrica

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Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Patients with Cirrhosis in Two Tertiary Hospitals and One Secondary Hospital in Ouagadougou City

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