Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives but as the use of internet is increasing, it is important to be aware of the prevalence, context, and impact of its addiction on sleep and the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress in our lives. To assess the prevalence of internet addiction and its association with insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students in a tertiary care medical institute in Eastern India. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study with a purposive sampling method was conducted among 420 undergraduate medical students of different professional years. Out of 420 medical students, 413 students who gave consent and returned complete performa were taken in the study using a semi-structured performa for sociodemographic details, Young’s Internet Addiction Test, Insomnia Severity Index, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. We found 31.2% of students had internet addiction, 24.2% had clinical insomnia, 58.1% had stress, 68.8% had anxiety, and 64.6% had depression. Potential internet addiction was significantly related to average screen time, insomnia, stress, anxiety, and depression. Internet addiction is prevalent among medical students affecting sleep, anxiety, depression, and stress, which needs urgent preventive strategies.
{"title":"Prevalence of internet addiction and its relationship with insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students of a tertiary care medical institute of Eastern India","authors":"Shreya Rani, Niska Sinha, Rajesh Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_134_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_134_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives but as the use of internet is increasing, it is important to be aware of the prevalence, context, and impact of its addiction on sleep and the presence of anxiety, depression, and stress in our lives.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 To assess the prevalence of internet addiction and its association with insomnia, depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students in a tertiary care medical institute in Eastern India.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study with a purposive sampling method was conducted among 420 undergraduate medical students of different professional years. Out of 420 medical students, 413 students who gave consent and returned complete performa were taken in the study using a semi-structured performa for sociodemographic details, Young’s Internet Addiction Test, Insomnia Severity Index, and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We found 31.2% of students had internet addiction, 24.2% had clinical insomnia, 58.1% had stress, 68.8% had anxiety, and 64.6% had depression. Potential internet addiction was significantly related to average screen time, insomnia, stress, anxiety, and depression.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Internet addiction is prevalent among medical students affecting sleep, anxiety, depression, and stress, which needs urgent preventive strategies.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139850349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ximena Cors-Cepeda, Amvrine Ganguly, Monique C. James
{"title":"Overlap of extrapyramidal syndrome subtypes in a 47-year-old patient with metastatic rectal cancer on prochlorperazine","authors":"Ximena Cors-Cepeda, Amvrine Ganguly, Monique C. James","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_146_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_146_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139848425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vikas Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Hind Beegum, Navin B Prakash
{"title":"Neuropsychological deficit sequelae following domestic violence as precursor to suicide attempt by hanging","authors":"Vikas Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Hind Beegum, Navin B Prakash","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_144_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_144_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139849966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) influence dementia care significantly. BPSD can be affected by factors related to the patient’s illness and socio-cultural background. This study aimed to find a relationship between BPSD with patients’ socio-demographic and clinical profiles and their caregivers’ distress in a tertiary care center. In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, the purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 dementia patients. A comprehensive record of socio-demographic and clinical details was made on a self-prepared semi-structured data sheet. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire was the principal tool to find the BPSD and related caregivers’ distress. The sample comprised predominantly Hindu (91%) male patients (66%) with Alzheimer’s dementia (76%) coming from rural backgrounds (74%) and joint familial systems (96%), with a mean age of 71.77 ± 7.41 years. Patients’ main caregivers were their children/children-in-law (65%). The severity of an overall BPSD and its variable individual domains were directly related to the duration of dementia, patients’ age, their cognitive decline, and related decline in activities of living, as well as their caregivers’ distress. In comparison to Alzheimer’s disease patients, those with other dementia types had more impairment in cognitive functions and activities of daily living and they had a higher number and severity of BPSD. The advancing age, increased duration of dementia, and decline in cognition and related activities of daily living of the patients, as well as their caregivers’ distress, are important correlates of BPSD. The findings are essential for the better management of dementia patients.
{"title":"Correlation of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia with patients’ sociodemographic & clinical details and caregivers’ distress","authors":"Vinay Kumar Deo, Krishna Kumar Singh, Niska Sinha, Abhay Kumar, Santosh Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_137_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_137_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) influence dementia care significantly. BPSD can be affected by factors related to the patient’s illness and socio-cultural background.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This study aimed to find a relationship between BPSD with patients’ socio-demographic and clinical profiles and their caregivers’ distress in a tertiary care center.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 In this hospital-based cross-sectional study, the purposive sampling technique was used to select 100 dementia patients. A comprehensive record of socio-demographic and clinical details was made on a self-prepared semi-structured data sheet. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire was the principal tool to find the BPSD and related caregivers’ distress.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The sample comprised predominantly Hindu (91%) male patients (66%) with Alzheimer’s dementia (76%) coming from rural backgrounds (74%) and joint familial systems (96%), with a mean age of 71.77 ± 7.41 years. Patients’ main caregivers were their children/children-in-law (65%). The severity of an overall BPSD and its variable individual domains were directly related to the duration of dementia, patients’ age, their cognitive decline, and related decline in activities of living, as well as their caregivers’ distress. In comparison to Alzheimer’s disease patients, those with other dementia types had more impairment in cognitive functions and activities of daily living and they had a higher number and severity of BPSD.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The advancing age, increased duration of dementia, and decline in cognition and related activities of daily living of the patients, as well as their caregivers’ distress, are important correlates of BPSD. The findings are essential for the better management of dementia patients.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priyanshi Dixit, Saumya P Srivastava, Surya Kant Tiwari, Sonia Chauhan, Ravi Bishnoi
Nurses frequently experience compassion fatigue and burnout, which impact their personal lives and patient care. The COVID-19 pandemic additionally caused stress, uncertainty, and fear of death among healthcare professionals. To assess professional quality of life (ProQoL) among nurses after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 203 nurses using a purposive sampling technique in the month of September to December 2021. Data were collected using a self-administered ProQoL scale version 5. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Mann–Whitney U, and Kruskal–Wallis H test were used. Bivariate correlations were used to correlate the main variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was also performed. The majority of the nurses reported a moderate level of compassion satisfaction (CS) (62.6%), burnout (BO) (66.0%), and secondary traumatic stress (STS) (63.1%). Residence and education emerged as a factor whether the nurses experienced BO or STS, respectively. Additionally, CS negatively correlated with BO (r = -0.732: P < 0.001) and STS (r = -0.141: p-0.04). The majority of the nurses experienced moderate levels of CS, BO, and STS after the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis and nurse patient–ratio emerged as a significant factor to predict CS, BO, or STS. Hence, effective measures need to be implemented by hospital administration to enhance the nurses’ satisfaction and reduce fatigue and burnout.
{"title":"Compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress among nurses after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Priyanshi Dixit, Saumya P Srivastava, Surya Kant Tiwari, Sonia Chauhan, Ravi Bishnoi","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_45_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_45_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Nurses frequently experience compassion fatigue and burnout, which impact their personal lives and patient care. The COVID-19 pandemic additionally caused stress, uncertainty, and fear of death among healthcare professionals.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 To assess professional quality of life (ProQoL) among nurses after the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 203 nurses using a purposive sampling technique in the month of September to December 2021. Data were collected using a self-administered ProQoL scale version 5.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Mann–Whitney U, and Kruskal–Wallis H test were used. Bivariate correlations were used to correlate the main variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was also performed.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The majority of the nurses reported a moderate level of compassion satisfaction (CS) (62.6%), burnout (BO) (66.0%), and secondary traumatic stress (STS) (63.1%). Residence and education emerged as a factor whether the nurses experienced BO or STS, respectively. Additionally, CS negatively correlated with BO (r = -0.732: P < 0.001) and STS (r = -0.141: p-0.04).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The majority of the nurses experienced moderate levels of CS, BO, and STS after the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis and nurse patient–ratio emerged as a significant factor to predict CS, BO, or STS. Hence, effective measures need to be implemented by hospital administration to enhance the nurses’ satisfaction and reduce fatigue and burnout.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mental well-being is important for medical students to perform effectively. The COVID-19 pandemic posed different stressors to medical students increasing their vulnerability to distress and impaired well-being. To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of medical students and its relation with COVID-related psychological distress and fear as well as sleep quality. We planned a cross-sectional study on medical students with the help of an online Google Form including sociodemographic data, medical students well-being index (MSWBI), Psychological Distress Scale, fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). 48.13% of students reported higher distress and impaired mental well-being. Impaired well-being is correlated with COVID-related psychological distress, fear of COVID-19, and disturbed sleep quality. Regression analysis showed that joint family and sleep disturbances significantly predicted distress or poor well-being in medical students. Almost half of the medical students revealed impaired mental well-being underlining the role of COVID-related stressors in worsening the psychological health of students. In this situation, it is important to take prompt measures to identify vulnerable students and help them.
{"title":"Impact of COVID-19 on medical students well-being and psychological distress","authors":"Kashish Tyagi, Bhushan Chaudhari, Tahoora Ali, Suprakash Chaudhury","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_125_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_125_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Mental well-being is important for medical students to perform effectively. The COVID-19 pandemic posed different stressors to medical students increasing their vulnerability to distress and impaired well-being.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of medical students and its relation with COVID-related psychological distress and fear as well as sleep quality.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We planned a cross-sectional study on medical students with the help of an online Google Form including sociodemographic data, medical students well-being index (MSWBI), Psychological Distress Scale, fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 48.13% of students reported higher distress and impaired mental well-being. Impaired well-being is correlated with COVID-related psychological distress, fear of COVID-19, and disturbed sleep quality. Regression analysis showed that joint family and sleep disturbances significantly predicted distress or poor well-being in medical students.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Almost half of the medical students revealed impaired mental well-being underlining the role of COVID-related stressors in worsening the psychological health of students. In this situation, it is important to take prompt measures to identify vulnerable students and help them.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronic consumption of alcohol-based hand sanitizer and its public health implications","authors":"Tamonud Modak, Zubah Mazood, Abhijit R. Rozatkar","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_105_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_105_23","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There is a dearth of research on risk factors of delirium among elderly inpatients in nonintensive low resource settings. To determine the risk factors of delirium in elderly inpatients in a nonintensive care unit setting. Sixty two elderly patients with delirium (cases) and 62 patients without delirium (controls) were administered a semi-structured proforma with socio-demographic variables and putative predisposing and precipitating risk factors and the Vellore screening instrument for dementia. On univariate analysis, factors such as past cognitive impairment, history of nocturnal confusion and delirium, diminished daily living activities, severe medical illness, history of psychiatric illness, presence of dementia, infection, fever above 1000F, abnormal electrolytes abnormal RFT, leukocytes in urine, hypoxia, anticholinergics and benzodiazepines, emergency admission, use of physical restraints, bladder catheterization, more than routine investigations, intensive care unit admission, surgery, and duration of hospital stay more than 10 days were found to be significantly associated with delirium. On multivariate analysis with binary logistic regression, bladder catheterization (odds ratio [OR] = 13.85; confidence interval [CI] = 1.44-133.14), abnormal electrolytes (OR = 5.12; CI = 1.11-23.69), and hypoxia (OR = 75.52; CI = 4.64-1.134E3) were detected to be independently associated with delirium. Acute modifiable rather than long-term factors were risk factors for delirium among the elderly. An awareness of modifiable risk factors has the potential of developing targeted interventions for the early mitigation of delirium.
{"title":"Determinants of delirium in elderly in-patients in a general ward setting in a teaching hospital: A case control study","authors":"Jitha Geetha, Haritha Babu, Christina George","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_16_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_16_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 There is a dearth of research on risk factors of delirium among elderly inpatients in nonintensive low resource settings.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 To determine the risk factors of delirium in elderly inpatients in a nonintensive care unit setting.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Sixty two elderly patients with delirium (cases) and 62 patients without delirium (controls) were administered a semi-structured proforma with socio-demographic variables and putative predisposing and precipitating risk factors and the Vellore screening instrument for dementia.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 On univariate analysis, factors such as past cognitive impairment, history of nocturnal confusion and delirium, diminished daily living activities, severe medical illness, history of psychiatric illness, presence of dementia, infection, fever above 1000F, abnormal electrolytes abnormal RFT, leukocytes in urine, hypoxia, anticholinergics and benzodiazepines, emergency admission, use of physical restraints, bladder catheterization, more than routine investigations, intensive care unit admission, surgery, and duration of hospital stay more than 10 days were found to be significantly associated with delirium. On multivariate analysis with binary logistic regression, bladder catheterization (odds ratio [OR] = 13.85; confidence interval [CI] = 1.44-133.14), abnormal electrolytes (OR = 5.12; CI = 1.11-23.69), and hypoxia (OR = 75.52; CI = 4.64-1.134E3) were detected to be independently associated with delirium.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Acute modifiable rather than long-term factors were risk factors for delirium among the elderly. An awareness of modifiable risk factors has the potential of developing targeted interventions for the early mitigation of delirium.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Roshan F. Sutar, Anindo Majumdar, Vikas Yadav, D. Basera, Himank Gupta
Anxiety symptoms when coexisting with tuberculosis (TB), can have deleterious effects on treatment continuation that could contribute to the development of treatment resistance in TB. It is essential to understand the prevalence of anxiety in TB to develop clinical recommendations for its management. The primary objective of our review was to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety in TB patients along with the estimation of stress and quality of life in such patients. The relevant literature search on observational studies published in the English language till the year 2020 was carried out. A total of 8086 participants from 29 studies were included, of which 24 were cross-sectional studies and the remaining were case–control, and cohort studies. The estimated pooled prevalence of anxiety, comorbid depression, stress, and poor quality of life in TB patients was 32.54% [24.95, 41.18], 32.87% [25.79, 40.82], 52.68% [48.60, 56.72], and 79.51% [45.67, 94.72] respectively. When comparing the prevalence of anxiety across World Health Organization (WHO) regions, there was a statistically significant difference, with the African Region (AFR) having the highest prevalence i.e. 37.87% [29.59, 46.92], and the Western Pacific Region (WPR) having the lowest prevalence i.e. 15.83 % [12.72, 19.53]. The higher prevalence of anxiety in TB in the AFR and South-East Asian Region (SEAR) suggests a strong correlation with the developing status of these regions which calls for efforts to identify and treat the risk factors common to both anxiety and TB.
{"title":"Anxiety, stress, and quality of life in patients with tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Roshan F. Sutar, Anindo Majumdar, Vikas Yadav, D. Basera, Himank Gupta","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_58_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_58_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Anxiety symptoms when coexisting with tuberculosis (TB), can have deleterious effects on treatment continuation that could contribute to the development of treatment resistance in TB. It is essential to understand the prevalence of anxiety in TB to develop clinical recommendations for its management. The primary objective of our review was to estimate the pooled prevalence of anxiety in TB patients along with the estimation of stress and quality of life in such patients. The relevant literature search on observational studies published in the English language till the year 2020 was carried out. A total of 8086 participants from 29 studies were included, of which 24 were cross-sectional studies and the remaining were case–control, and cohort studies. The estimated pooled prevalence of anxiety, comorbid depression, stress, and poor quality of life in TB patients was 32.54% [24.95, 41.18], 32.87% [25.79, 40.82], 52.68% [48.60, 56.72], and 79.51% [45.67, 94.72] respectively. When comparing the prevalence of anxiety across World Health Organization (WHO) regions, there was a statistically significant difference, with the African Region (AFR) having the highest prevalence i.e. 37.87% [29.59, 46.92], and the Western Pacific Region (WPR) having the lowest prevalence i.e. 15.83 % [12.72, 19.53]. The higher prevalence of anxiety in TB in the AFR and South-East Asian Region (SEAR) suggests a strong correlation with the developing status of these regions which calls for efforts to identify and treat the risk factors common to both anxiety and TB.","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gokoul Veloumourougane, Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Pradeep Thilakan, Preethy Raghuraman, Joseph Vimal
Generalized anxiety disorder is commonly underdiagnosed and undertreated in medical settings. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder among patients presenting to medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care centre. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among the patients visiting the outpatient department of General Medicine in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Sociodemographic and clinical parameters were collected using a structured pro forma. All patients were administered Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) to screen for the presence of generalized anxiety disorder. Patients who score 10 or more underwent a semi-structured evaluation using a generalized anxiety disorder module of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders. Two hundred and fifty patients were recruited for the study. The mean age of the participants was 40.66 ± 12.8 years. More than one-fourth of them had diabetes mellitus and about one-fifth of the participants had systemic hypertension and hypothyroidism. Thirty five (14%) participants screened positive on GAD-7 scale. On detailed evaluation using SCID-I, 19 (7.6%) participants were confirmed to have a generalized anxiety disorder. Female gender was associated with the presence of GAD. One in thirteen patients presenting to the medicine outpatient department were found to have generalized anxiety disorder. Female patients had a greater prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder compared to male patients.
{"title":"Prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder among patients attending medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care center: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Gokoul Veloumourougane, Parthasarathy Ramamurthy, Pradeep Thilakan, Preethy Raghuraman, Joseph Vimal","doi":"10.4103/ipj.ipj_77_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_77_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Generalized anxiety disorder is commonly underdiagnosed and undertreated in medical settings.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and correlates of generalized anxiety disorder among patients presenting to medicine outpatient department in a tertiary care centre.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among the patients visiting the outpatient department of General Medicine in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Sociodemographic and clinical parameters were collected using a structured pro forma. All patients were administered Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) to screen for the presence of generalized anxiety disorder. Patients who score 10 or more underwent a semi-structured evaluation using a generalized anxiety disorder module of Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Two hundred and fifty patients were recruited for the study. The mean age of the participants was 40.66 ± 12.8 years. More than one-fourth of them had diabetes mellitus and about one-fifth of the participants had systemic hypertension and hypothyroidism. Thirty five (14%) participants screened positive on GAD-7 scale. On detailed evaluation using SCID-I, 19 (7.6%) participants were confirmed to have a generalized anxiety disorder. Female gender was associated with the presence of GAD.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 One in thirteen patients presenting to the medicine outpatient department were found to have generalized anxiety disorder. Female patients had a greater prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder compared to male patients.\u0000","PeriodicalId":13534,"journal":{"name":"Industrial Psychiatry Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139628592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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