Psychological burden of hemorrhoidal disease: Association with depression, anxiety, and quality of life impairment

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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2026; 16(7): 120390
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120390

Table 2 Comparison of Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Short Form domains and the general health facet between the patient and controls

Scale and domain	Patients (HD; n = 74)		Controls (n = 74)		P value
Scale and domain	mean ± SD	Median (range)	mean ± SD	Median (range)	P value
BDI¹	11.92 ± 10.48	9 (0-45)	5.54 ± 4.16	5 (0-17)	< 0.001
BAI²	11.76 ± 10.13	9.5 (0-51)	6.77 ± 5.07	6 (0-22)	< 0.001
General health (facet)¹	6.20 ± 1.51	6 (2-9)	6.81 ± 1.36	7 (2-10)	< 0.01
Physical health (domain)¹	23.92 ± 4.39	25 (14-33)	25.88 ± 3.98	26 (19-34)	< 0.001
Psychological (domain)¹	21.27 ± 4.5	21 (11-32)	21.74 ± 3.66	22 (11-30)	0.484
Social relationships (domain)¹	10.11 ± 2.32	10 (5-15)	10.96 ± 2.33	11 (5-15)	< 0.01
Environment (domain)¹	27.78 ± 4.67	27.5 (18-37)	28.54 ± 5.03	29 (13-38)	0.345

¹Independent samples t-test.

²Mann-Whitney U test.

HD: Hemorrhoidal disease; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory.

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Citation: Öndeş B, Gökdere OG, Uğur K, Kanat BH. Psychological burden of hemorrhoidal disease: Association with depression, anxiety, and quality of life impairment. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 120390
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Öndeş B, Gökdere OG, Uğur K, Kanat BH. Psychological burden of hemorrhoidal disease: Association with depression, anxiety, and quality of life impairment. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 120390 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.120390]

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