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BACKGROUND:

Although patients with chronic diseases are at high-risk for symptoms of anxiety and depression, few studies have compared patients with different chronic conditions in this regard. This study aimed to compare patients with different chronic medical conditions in terms of anxiety and depression symptoms after controlling for the effects of socio-demographic and clinical data.

METHODS:

This cross-sectional study enrolled 2234 adults, either healthy (n= 362) or patients with chronic medical conditions (n= 1872). Participants were recruited from the outpatient clinic of Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Patients had one of the following five medical conditions: coronary artery disease (n= 675), renal transplantation (n= 383), chronic hemodialysis (n= 68), rheumatoid conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and ankylosing spondylitis)(n= 666) and viral hepatitis (n= 80 …