Prevalence and influencing factors for depression in post-esophagectomy patients

Objective To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors for depression in post-esophagectomy patients. Methods A total of 140 patients with post-esophagectomy who were operated in the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University from June 2016 to March 2017 were selected in this study using convenient sampling. The prevalence of depression was evaluated using SDS. The related risk factors for post-esophagectomy depression were analyzed using Logistic regression analysis. Results Approximately 30.71% of the participants had depression. The Logistic regression showed that age, education, income, presence of chemoradiotherapy reactions, and postoperative complications were influencing factors for post-esophagectomy depression. Conclusions The risk factors for post-esophagectomy depression include increasing age, presence of chemoradiotherapy reactions, and postoperative complications. Higher educational degree and higher income level are protective factors against post-esophagectomy depression. Key words: Esophageal neoplasms; Postoperative period; Depression