SWK-04. Investigation on Anxiety and Depression of Parents of Children with Central Nervous System Tumors

OBJECTIVE: Family members of children with Central Nervous System（CNS） tumors are often accompanied by anxiety, depression and other adverse emotions, which have a great impact on the quality of life of children. This study aims to investigate the incidence of anxiety and depression in parents of children with CNS tumors. METHODS: One of the parents of 165 children with CNS tumors who were hospitalized in Guangdong Sanjiu Brain Hospital from January 2021 to December 2021 were evaluated for anxiety and depression by SAS and SDS self-rating Depression Scale. The evaluation scores were compared with anxiety scores of normal Chinese population RESULTS: Our study cohort completed 165 questionnaires. Among them, 68 persons (41.21%, 68/165) had anxiety, and the anxiety score was (48.78±9.33), which was statistically significant compared with the normal Chinese population (29.78±10.01) (P < 0.01). 100 persons (60.61%, 100/165) had depression, and the depression score of the cohort was (55.02±9.98), higher than that of the normal population (33.46, 8.55), with statistical significance (P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The parents of children with CNS tumor are the high risk group of anxiety and depression, which should arouse more clinical attention.