Investigation and risk factor analysis of anxiety and depression in patients with lower extremity arteriosclerosis obliterans

Patients with LEASO typically receive relatively scant social support. Notably, those who concurrently present with symptoms, such as pain, claudication, and gangrene, are at a substantially increased risk of developing depression and anxiety disorders. A significant negative correlation is manifested between the social support level that patients receive and the severity of their anxiety and depression symptoms. Hence, the lower the social support score, the greater the propensity for patients to experience anxiety and depressive emotions. Therefore, during clinical practice, the crucial role that social support plays in safeguarding patients' physical and mental well-being as well as facilitating the effectiveness of disease treatment needs to be particularly emphasized.