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To Evaluate the Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Coronary Artery Disease Patients

Md Munnawar S Hussain , Amol Patange1 , Md Munnawar S Hussain2

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RFP Indian Journal of Medical Psychiatry 3(2):p 59-65, July-December 2020. | DOI:

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Amol patange, Md Munnawar S Hussain / To Evaluate the Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in CoronaryArtery Disease Patients. RFP Indian Journal of Medical Psychiatry. 2020;3(2):59–65.
 


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Background: Depression, anxiety, and anxiety disorders may play a significant role in heart health and have been implicated in the development and progression of both coronary artery disease and heart failure. Material and Methods: This is descriptive cross-sectional study design was used to find out the anxiety and depression of patients with CAD attending at Khaja banda Nawaz institute of medical sciences. Semi structured interview schedule for the sociodemographic variables, disease related variables, behaviour related variables, and support system was developed by researcher based on extensive literature review. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), developed by Zigmond and Snaith and validated by Risal et al. was used to assess anxiety and depression. Result: In our study, out of 70 respondents, 57.8% were between the ages of 40-60 years. The mean age of the respondents was 52.23±7.83 years. Similarly, 60.7% were male and 80.3% were living with their spouse. Moreover, that two-thirds (66.1%) of the respondents were diagnosed with myocardial infraction followed by angina pectoris (20.2%) and ischemic heart failure (13.7%). The 27.4% of the respondents had anxiety caseness and 19.6% had borderline anxiety. Similarly, 26.2% of the respondents had borderline depression and 23.8% had depression caseness. Conclusion: In coronary artery disease and depression are cause a significant decrease in quality of life for the patient and impose a significant economic burden on society. Anxiety and depression have great correlation in CAD patients. Furthermore, shows that there was significantly positive correlation between anxiety and depression.

Keywords: Depression; Anxiety; Myocardial infraction; Angina pectoris; Ischemic heart disease.


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