TITLE:
Anxiety and Depressive Disorders in Patients with Cirrhosis in Two Tertiary Hospitals and One Secondary Hospital in Ouagadougou City
AUTHORS:
Aboubacar Coulibaly, Boubacar Bagué, Lawagoulé Joseph Emile Ky, Emissary Djarabe, Sandrine Soudré Héma, Sanné Zitgnimian Souleymane, Moussa Diarra, Apollinaire Sawadogo, Alain Bougouma
KEYWORDS:
Anxiety, Depression, Cirrhosis, Africa
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Gastroenterology,
Vol.15 No.10,
October
20,
2025
ABSTRACT: 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.