ASSESSMENT THE CURRENT STATUS OF IN-PATIENTS PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS AT INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES

Tóm tắt

The burden of disease includes physical symptoms and psychological stress. Patients who receive psychological support often have better treatment outcomes. Therefore, medical facilities must proactively assess the psychosocial needs of patients to develop comprehensive intervention programs.
Objectives: To assess the current status of psychosocial support needs of inpatients at the Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital for Tropical Diseases for 3 months (August-October 2024).
Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study, selecting all patients who met the criteria with a convenient sampling method.
Results: 309 patients who met the criteria were recruited, with an average age of 58,7 ± 18,1; 54,4% were male; 86,7% had health insurance. The proportion of patients with depression and anxiety was 23,3% and 12%, respectively. Only a small proportion of patients (3%) wanted to receive psychosocial support, with a higher proportion of women than men.
Conclusions: Although the proportion of patients with depression and anxiety was quite high, only a small proportion wanted to receive psychosocial support, indicating the need to increase patients' awareness
of the need for psychosocial support.