Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the impact of the clinical and psychological/behavioral treatment model of integrated service for reducing anxiety among male sexually transmitted disease(STD)clients.
MethodsA series of integrated services intervention to 98 male STD patients for three months was carried outin a Yunnan provincial hostal and self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)was used to study the anxiety before and after the intervention.
ResultsThe mean of anx iety scale in the patients before and after the intervention were 48.176±9.701 and 44.975±9.603(
P<0.01).The individual scores of SAS showed mood of anxiety,fear,panic,unfortunate premonition were statistically different before and after the intervention(
P<0.05)and showed the improvement of anxiety.
ConclusionThe male STD patients have different degrees of anxiety compared with the national norm before and after the intervention.