Preoperative Anxiety and Depression Among Older Chinese Patients

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Conditions studied: Depression, Anxiety, Elderly Patients, Non-cardiac Major Surgery

In brief

A multicenter, cross-sectional study to characterize the clinical profiles of the Chinese elderly population and to determine the prevalence of preoperative anxiety and depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07744295

Run by

Chinese PLA General Hospital

People needed

8000

Starts

2026-08-15

Expected to finish

2027-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-04

Who can join

Age: 65 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 1. Elderly patients (age ≥65 years) 2. Undergoing elective non-cardiac major surgery with a planned overnight hospital stay following surgery 3. Cognitive ability: Conscious, no severe cognitive impairment (MMSE score ≥24), able to cooperate with scale assessment

You may not qualify if…

• 1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study 2. Patients with severe dementia, language disorder, severe hearing or visual impairment, or cognitive impairment preventing assessment 3. Patients whose surgeries were canceled 4. History of previous severe mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or long-term use of psychotropic medications 5. Patients admitted to ICU immediately after surgery 6. Patients who did not complete the scale assessment

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