<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the study was to assess the level of anxiety and depressiveness in patients who had qualified for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the treatment of ulcerative lesions in the lower limbs, occurring as a result of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS),. A total of 50 patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot syndrome were enrolled to the study. All patients have received 30 sessions of HBOT. During the therapy blood glucose was measured and photographic documentation was carried out. All patients underwent the following procedures: medical history and socioeconomic interview, psychiatric examination, self-report and objective psychometric tests to measure anxiety and depressiveness. Based on the obtained results, we reported that patients with a greater degree of tissue damage had higher levels of depressive symptoms in the self-report tests as well as in the objective evaluation of the investigator. In terms of location of ulcerative lesions - the level of depressiveness was greater when the affected area included toes, and the level of anxiety was increased when it concerned the heel. Regarding other parameters, statistically significant correlations were not observed.</p></abstract>

The aim of the study was to assess the level of anxiety and depressiveness in patients who had qualified for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the treatment of ulcerative lesions in the lower limbs, occurring as a result of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS),. A total of 50 patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic foot syndrome were enrolled to the study. All patients have received 30 sessions of HBOT. During the therapy blood glucose was measured and photographic documentation was carried out. All patients underwent the following procedures: medical history and socioeconomic interview, psychiatric examination, self-report and objective psychometric tests to measure anxiety and depressiveness. Based on the obtained results, we reported that patients with a greater degree of tissue damage had higher levels of depressive symptoms in the self-report tests as well as in the objective evaluation of the investigator. In terms of location of ulcerative lesions - the level of depressiveness was greater when the affected area included toes, and the level of anxiety was increased when it concerned the heel. Regarding other parameters, statistically significant correlations were not observed.

The symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with diabetic foot treated with hyperbaric oxygen - preliminary results

Faculty and Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Silesian Medical University of Katowice, Poland

Dr. Stanisław Sakiel Burn Treatment Centre in Siemianowice Śląskie, Poland

The Silesian Higher School of Medicine of Katowice, Poland

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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The aim of the study was to assess the level of anxiety and depressiveness in patients who had qualified for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the treatment...

The symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with diabetic foot treated with hyperbaric oxygen - preliminary results

Publié en ligne: 20 mai 2016

Pages: 23 - 30

Reçu: 16 nov. 2015

Accepté: 22 déc. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0003

Mots clés
anxiety, depression, diabetic foot, hyperbaric oxygen, HBOT

© 2016 Agnieszka Koźmin-Burzyńska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with diabetic foot treated with hyperbaric oxygen - preliminary results

Publié en ligne: 20 mai 2016

Pages: 23 - 30

Reçu: 16 nov. 2015

Accepté: 22 déc. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2016-0003

Mots clésanxiety, depression, diabetic foot, hyperbaric oxygen, HBOT

© 2016 Agnieszka Koźmin-Burzyńska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
anxiety, depression, diabetic foot, hyperbaric oxygen, HBOT