Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of sociodemographic factors on anxiety, depression, and perceived social support in patients with internal medicine and surgical problems.
Design and methods: The study comprised 522 patients who were hospitalized at the internal medicine and surgical clinics of the training and research hospital of a university.
Findings: Of all the patients, 27% were at the risk of anxiety and 51.7% at the risk of depression. Sociodemographic characteristics, health-related issues, and disease characteristics, besides hospitalization-related matters, affected anxiety, depression, and social support levels of patients.
Practice implications: It was determined that more than half of the patients were at the risk of depression. Perceived social support is essential to reduce the risk of anxiety and depression.
Keywords: anxiety; depression; hospitalized patients; perceived social support.
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