Sadiq Hussain1, Mehwish Batool Mir2, Sabih Ahmad3. 1. Department of Behavioral Sciences, Karakorum International University, Gilgit. 2. Student (M.Sc. Program), Department of Behavioral Sciences, Karakoram International University. 3. Department of Psychiatry, Combined Military Hospital, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess and compare mental health of cardiac patients with disease-free individuals. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out at the Combined Military Hospital, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, from August to December 2016, and comprised cardiac patients in group A and healthy controls in group B. Data was collected using mental health inventory, a 38-item tool to measure general psychological distress and well-being. Cardiac patients' mental health was compared with illness-free individuals by applying descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the 80 participants, 40(50%) were patients and the rest were controls. The mean mental health inventory score in group B was 150.72±19.94 compared to 140.35±22.83in group A (p<0.05). Cardiac patients' mean score on psychological distress was 82.4±14.85 compared to 75.87±15.34in controls (p<0.05). The mean level of anxiety was 31.75±8.01 and that of depression was 14.58±3.58 in patients compared to 26.70±6.74 (p<0.01) and 12.65±4.34 (p<0.05) in the controls. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac patients experienced higher level of depression and anxiety.
OBJECTIVE: To assess and compare mental health of cardiac patients with disease-free individuals. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was carried out at the Combined Military Hospital, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, from August to December 2016, and comprised cardiac patients in group A and healthy controls in group B. Data was collected using mental health inventory, a 38-item tool to measure general psychological distress and well-being. Cardiac patients' mental health was compared with illness-free individuals by applying descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Of the 80 participants, 40(50%) were patients and the rest were controls. The mean mental health inventory score in group B was 150.72±19.94 compared to 140.35±22.83in group A (p<0.05). Cardiac patients' mean score on psychological distress was 82.4±14.85 compared to 75.87±15.34in controls (p<0.05). The mean level of anxiety was 31.75±8.01 and that of depression was 14.58±3.58 in patients compared to 26.70±6.74 (p<0.01) and 12.65±4.34 (p<0.05) in the controls. CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac patients experienced higher level of depression and anxiety.