A study of the factors associated with anxiety and depression among the patients of arthritis
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research and Review - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: Arthritis is one of the common chronic disease and leading cause of disability in India. Due to increasing number of older adults, the prevalence of arthritis is expected to rise dramatically. Depression and anxiety are generally more common among people with arthritis than in general population and interplay independently and synergistically with clinical outcomes such as pain and disability. Aim: To study the prevalence of depression, anxiety and the factors associated with them among Indian adults suffering from arthritis in a tertiary care centre. Material and Methods: The study sample comprised of adults age above 30 years with clinician diagnosed arthritis (n=370). Depression and anxiety were measured using separate and validated scales. Prevalence was estimated for the sample overall and stratified by subgroups. Associations between correlates and each condition were estimated with prevalence ratios. Result: Depression was more -common than anxiety (24% and 11% respectively) overall; about 8% of patients have mixed depression and anxiety disorder. Among them only 2-3% of patients seek consultation for mental health condition. Conclusion: Despite of high prevalence of depression and anxiety among the patients of arthritis help seeking for the psychiatric disability appears to be minimal. Untreated anxiety and depression may negatively impact on pain, mobility and quality of life.
Authors and Affiliations
Faisal Siddiqui, Anoop Kumar
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP274739
- DOI 10.17511/ijmrr. 2017.i09.07
- Views 146
- Downloads 0
Color Doppler study of uterine vasculature in pregnancy induced hypertension
Objectives: 1. To study the blood flow pattern of uterine vessels in pregnancy induced hypertension by Color Doppler.2. To assess the predictive value of Color Doppler Studies of uterine blood flow patterns for perinatal...
A study of liver functions in metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease known by chronic hyperglycemia which results from defective insulin action and secretion. Metabolic syndrome consists of a constellation of metabolic abnormalities t...
Study of factors affecting drug compliance in schizophrenia- cross sectional survey
Introduction: Schizophrenia is a condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized behavior, disorganized thought, and negative symptoms. There is overwhelming evidence that antipsychotics can be effecti...
Role of lipids and free radicals in diabetic with hypertension and smokers for causation of coronary heart disease
Introduction: The major independent risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis are the plasma cholesterol concentration, triglyceride, cigarette smoking, hypertension and diabetes, which are by them self’s risk...
Pattern of inflammatory phenotypes using sputum cytology among patients with asthma in a tertiary care centre, Kerala –A prospective cohort study
Background: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease in which various inflammatory cells play a pivotal role in pathogenesis. Based on the inflammatory cells count in the sputum, various inflammatory phenotypes a...