Objective To study the incidence of anxiety and depression and influencing factors in elderly patients with chronic comorbidity, so as to provide evidence for clinical early intervention. Methods A total of 504 elderly patients with chronic comorbidity were collected from June 2021 to June 2022 at the Linxiao Community Health Center in Daxing District, Beijing. The general information of patients, such as age, sex, education level, disposable income, living style, type of chronic comorbidity, and expenditure on chronic comorbidity were recorded by questionnaires. Altogether 504 elderly patients with chronic comorbidity were scored with zung Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS). The differences in SAS and SDS scores of different genders, disposable income, educational level, number of chronic diseases and living style were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of different factors on anxiety and depression of elderly patients with chronic comorbidity. Results The incidence of anxiety and depression was 49.80% and 51.58% in elderly patients with chronic comorbidity, and the incidence of anxiety and depression was 46.62% together. The SAS and SDS scores showed significant differences in elderly patients with chronic comorbidity with different disposable income, different education levels, different number of chronic diseases and different living styles (all P<0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that high household disposable income (OR=0.457, 95% CI:0.331~0.630) was a protective factor for anxiety of elderly patients with chronic comorbidity. Living alone (OR=1.799, 95%CI:1.494~2.166) and having various chronic diseases (OR=2.086, 95%CI:1.606~2.711) were independent risk factors for anxiety. High education level (OR=0.665, 95%CI:0.508~0.872) and high household disposable income (OR=0.466, 95%CI:0.337~0.644) were protective factors for depression of elderly patients with chronic comorbidity. Living alone (OR=1.971, 95% CI:1.628~2.385) and having many kinds of chronic diseases (OR=1.795, 95% CI:1.382~2.332) were independent risk factors for depression. Conclusions The incidence of depression and anxiety in elderly patients with chronic disease comorbidity is high. The independent risk factors of anxiety and depression are living alone and having many kinds of chronic diseases. Active psychological intervention and social support should be carried out for these elderly patients with chronic comorbidity. |