Prevalence, associated factors and predictors of anxiety: a community survey in Selangor, Malaysia

Maideen, Siti Fatimah Kader; Sidik, Sherina Mohd; Rampal, L; Mukhtar, Fahad

doi:10.1186/s12888-015-0648-x

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“…In 2008, Scott et al found that having no qualifications was associated with anxiety in an obese group 23 . However, this finding was contrary to the Kader et al study, which found that a lower education level was not significantly associated with anxiety 24 . In our study, we found that every BMI unit increase was equal to1.1 times the odds of having anxiety in the obese patients with medical illnesses.…”

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Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Obese Patients with Chronic Illnesses: Prevalence and Associated Factors in North East Malaysia

Hassan¹,

Zulkifli

Ahmad

et al. 2019

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Introduction: Concomitant obesity and chronic medical illness is a significant health problem in Malaysia and worldwide. The comorbid psychological impact in obese patients is associated with a social stigma and low self-esteem. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the factors associated with depression, anxiety and stress in obese patients with chronic medical illnesses attending an outpatient clinic. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study among obese patients with chronic medical illnesses presenting at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital outpatient clinic. A total of 274 patients were involved. The 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale questionnaire was used, and the results were evaluated using single and multiple logistic regression analyses. Results: The prevalences of depression, anxiety and stress among the obese patients with chronic medical illnesses were 13.9%, 23.4% and 10.9%, respectively. Younger age [p=0.003, adjusted odds ratio (AOR),1.0; 95%confidence interval (CI),0.91-0.98], unemployed employment(p=0.013, AOR,3.7;95% CI,1.32-10.09) and smoking (p=0.022, AOR,3.2; 95% CI,1.18-8.55) were associated with depression. No formal education (p=0.011, AOR,5.7; 95%CI,1.49-21.89), high body mass index (p=0.029, AOR,1.1;95% CI,1.01-1.13) and family history of psychiatric illness (p=0.018, AOR,5.1; 95% CI,1.33-19.56) were associated with anxiety. Stress was strongly associated with females (p=0.004, AOR,5.0; 95% CI,1.70-15.13) and smoking(p=0.002, AOR,6.5; 95% CI,2.03-20.7). Conclusion: Interestingly, younger age group was associated with depression. Current smokers, no education, family history of psychiatric illness and female sex were significantly associated with anxiety and stress. This notifies new emerging knowledge on factors associated with obese patients that would empower the development of effective preventive strategies for it.

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Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Obese Patients with Chronic Illnesses: Prevalence and Associated Factors in North East Malaysia

Hassan¹,

Zulkifli

Ahmad

et al. 2019

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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“…Besides, the use of some self-designed questionnaire, the survey also included well-validated scales usually used for community surveys such as GAD-7, PHQ-9, PSS, and WEMWBS (for well-being). [ 19 20 21 22 ]…”

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown: An online survey from India

Grover

Sahoo

Mehra

et al. 2020

Indian J Psychiatry

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a complete shut-down of the entire world and almost all the countries are presently in a “lockdown” mode. While the lockdown strategy is an essential step to curb the exponential rise of COVID-19 cases, the impact of the same on mental health is not well known. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the psychological impact of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic on the general public with an objective to assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, well-being, and other psychological issues. Materials and Methods: It was an online survey conducted under the aegis of the Indian Psychiatry Society. Using the Survey Monkey platform, a survey link was circulated using the Whatsapp. The survey questionnaire included perceived stress scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale to assess perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and mental well-being, respectively. The survey link was circulated starting from April 6, 2020 and was closed on April 24, 2020. Results: During the survey, a total of 1871 responses were collected, of which 1685 (90.05%) responses were analyzed. About two-fifth (38.2%) had anxiety and 10.5% of the participants had depression. Overall, 40.5% of the participants had either anxiety or depression. Moderate level of stress was reported by about three-fourth (74.1%) of the participants and 71.7% reported poor well-being. Conclusions: The present survey suggests that more than two-fifths of the people are experiencing common mental disorders, due to lockdown and the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. This finding suggests that there is a need for expanding mental health services to everyone in the society during this pandemic situation.

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“…The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines IPV as ‘behaviour within an intimate relationship that causes physical, sexual or psychological harm, including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours’ [ 5 ]. Women who experience IPV have a heightened risk of severe mental disorders, including depression [ 6 ], anxiety [ 7 ], and post-traumatic stress disorder [ 8 ]. The absence of good mental health can significantly undermine the ability for women to respond to IPV by feeding a cycle of violence and disempowerment [ 9 , 10 ].…”

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The implications of community responses to intimate partner violence in Rwanda

Mannell

Seyed-Raeisy²,

Burgess

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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Intimate partner violence (IPV) has significant impacts on mental health. Community-focused interventions have shown promising results for addressing IPV in low-income countries, however, little is known about the implications of these interventions for women’s mental wellbeing. This paper analyses data from a community-focused policy intervention in Rwanda collected in 2013–14, including focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with community members (n = 59). Our findings point to three ways in which these community members responded to IPV: (1) reconciling couples experiencing violence, (2) engaging community support through raising cases of IPV during community discussions, (3) navigating resources for women experiencing IPV, including police, social services and legal support. These community responses support women experiencing violence by helping them access available resources and by engaging in community discussions. However, assistance is largely only offered to married women and responses tend to focus exclusively on physical rather than psychological or emotional forms of violence. Drawing on Campbell and Burgess’s (2012) framework for ‘community mental health competence’, we interrogate the potential implications of these responses for the mental wellbeing of women affected by violence. We conclude by drawing attention to the gendered nature of community responses to IPV and the potential impacts this may have for the mental health of women experiencing IPV.

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Prevalence, associated factors and predictors of anxiety: a community survey in Selangor, Malaysia

Cited by 65 publications

References 56 publications

Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Obese Patients with Chronic Illnesses: Prevalence and Associated Factors in North East Malaysia

Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Obese Patients with Chronic Illnesses: Prevalence and Associated Factors in North East Malaysia

Psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown: An online survey from India

The implications of community responses to intimate partner violence in Rwanda

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