Prevalence of anxiety among patients of hypertension.

Dr Chandra Sekhar Tripathy; Dr Rajnikant Shukla; Dr Amrit Pattojoshi

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

Prevalence of anxiety among patients of hypertension.

Dr Chandra Sekhar Tripathy, Dr Rajnikant Shukla, Dr Amrit Pattojoshi

Abstract :

Prevalence of anxiety among patients of hypertension.

Aims�Literature suggests anxiety is highly prevalent among patients diagnosed withhypertension;we evaluated the prevalence of anxiety among patients of hypertension.

Methods� It was a cross sectional observational study. All subjects were assessed for inclusion – exclusion criteria, and on qualification they were requested to fill up Socio–demographic data sheet and anxiety scales or asked verbally and filled up by investigators.

Results�Sample consisted of 142 subjects with mean age of 45.85 � 7.98 years, the mean duration of hypertension was 6.95 � 3.72 years and mean weight of the sample was 73.69 � 7.04 Kgs. Based on the HADS scoring 40 people were classified as Abnormal (case) of anxiety, which constituted 28.16 % of the total sample size.

Conclusions� This study finds a prevalence of 28.16 % of Anxiety among patients of hypertension.