Nosheen Ramzan, Khaula Minhas.
Anxiety and depression in mothers of disabled and non-disabled children.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;20(4):313-20.

Objectives: To find the prevalence of anxiety and depression in mothers of disabled and non-disabled children and to find the association of anxiety and depression with demographic characteristics in district Sheikhupura. Method: A cross sectional comparative study was conducted to find differences in the level of anxiety and depression in both groups of mothers i.e. among mothers of disabled and non-disabled children. A convenient sampling technique was used to select 340 mothers belonging to both groups (n = 170 in each group). Urdu version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess anxiety and depression in mothers. Data was analyzed using ANC-OVA (SPSS version 17). Results: The Results of ANCOVA revealed statistically significant differences (p < .001) in the level of anxiety and depression in both groups of mothers.

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