Tabassum Alvi, Sadiq Hussain, Fatima Assad.
Anxiety and depression among caregivers of psychiatric patients in a tertiary care hospital from Pakistan.
J Pak Psych Soc Jan ;11(1):18-20.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of anxiety and depression among caregivers of psychiatric patients and explore its association with socio demographic factors at Pakistan Ordinance Factory (POF), Hospital, Wah Cant. STUDY DESIGN: Cross sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, POF Hospital, Wah Cantt from March to September, 2013. METHODOLOGY Three hundred and ten attendants of psychiatric patients were recruited through convenient method of sampling. A structured proforma was used to assess socio-demographic variables. The Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS) was used to assess depression and anxiety among the participants. RESULTS: A total of 126 (40.6%) caregivers of psychiatric patients were found to have clinically significant level of anxiety and depression. Highest level of anxiety and depression. Highest level of anxiety and depression was found among caregivers of schizophrenia (57%) and bipolar disorders' (50%) patients. More female caregivers had a clinically significant level of anxiety and depression as compared to male caregivers (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: Caregivers of psychiatric patients reported high level of anxiety and depression, with more females compared to male caregivers affected by anxiety and depression.

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