Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective To explore the relationship between intestinal polyps and anxiety and depression. Methods Eighty patients with intestinal polyps from January 2022 to January 2023, as well as 80 individuals who underwent colonoscopy examination without any lesions were selected, They were set as the polyp group and the normal group respectively. The general information between two groups of patients were compared. The two groups of patients with Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were evaluated. The point two column correlation analysis method was used to analyze the correlation between intestinal polyps and SDS and SAS scores. Results There were significant differences in drinking history, diabetes, age and hyperlipidemia between the polyp group and the normal group (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in gender and hypertension between the two groups (P>0.05). The SDS score and SAS score of the polyp group were significantly higher than those of the normal group, and the examination rates of anxiety and depression were significantly higher than those of the normal group (P<0.05). Two column correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between intestinal polyps and SDS and SAS scores (P<0.05). Conclusion Anxiety and depression are more pronounced in patients with intestinal polyps, and there may be a significant correlation between anxiety and depression and the onset of intestinal polyps.

Key words Intestinal Polyps; Anxiety; Depressed