Assessment of depression, anxiety, and stress levels in prehypertensive females

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS5.11850

Authors

  • Syamala Devi Bandaru Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, Konaseema Institute of Medical Sciences, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Soumya Mishra Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
  • Sivakumar Manivasagam Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Thiruvannamalai Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Rahmath A Reader, Department of Physiology, Malabar Dental College and Research Centre, Kerala, India.
  • Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • Anita Choudhary Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Background: it is needed to assess the depression, anxiety, and stress in these individuals as a part of the intervention. Earlier studies in this area assessed only with less sample size.

Objective: The present study was undertaken to assess depression, anxiety, and stress in the pre hypertensives with large sample size. Materials and methods: A total of 100 cases with pre-hypertension and 100 controls of similar ages and gender were recruited in the present study. Depression, anxiety, and stress are negative emotional states. They can be assessed using DASS 42 questionnaire which is a standard questionnaire and available freely to use. Results: Age is significantly different between the groups. Other demographic data were not significant between the cases and controls. Depression, anxiety, and stress scores were significantly high in the cases when compared with the control group (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study highlights that negative emotional states like depression, anxiety and stress are significantly high in the prehypertensive when compared with healthy controls.

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Published

18-08-2022

How to Cite

Bandaru, S. D., Mishra, S., Manivasagam, S., Rahmath, A., Goothy, S. S. K., & Choudhary, A. (2022). Assessment of depression, anxiety, and stress levels in prehypertensive females. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S5), 11303–11306. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS5.11850

Issue

Vol. 6 No. S5 (2022)

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