Utility of the Beck Anxiety Inventory Among Ghanaians: a Preliminary Study

Krafona, Kofi

doi:10.1007/s12111-013-9271-4

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“… 20 The scale is scored from 0 to 3 and total scores categorized as 0–7 for normal to minimal anxiety, 8–15 for mild to moderate anxiety, 16–25 for moderate to severe anxiety and 26–63 for severe anxiety. The Cronbach coefficient alpha of the BAI was 0.93 in a previous study 21 and 0.88 in this study.…”

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“…22 This is a 21-item self-report inventory consisting of symptoms on cognitions of guilt, hopelessness and irritability, and physical symptoms like weight loss and fatigue. Each question was rated on a 4point Likert scale with total rating categorized into minimal (0-13), mild (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19), moderate (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28) and severe (≥ 29). The BDI has been previously used to measure depressive symptoms in some developing countries and found to have adequate reliability.…”

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Anxiety, depression, and stress in caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Ghana and implications for medication adherence

Ocansey

Kretchy

Aryeetey

et al. 2021

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Objective: This study assessed levels of anxiety, depression, and stress among family caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders in Ghana and the implication on medication adherence.Design: A cross-sectional study.Setting: The study was conducted at the outpatient departments of the three main public psychiatric hospitals in Ghana.Participants: Two hundred and ten non-paid family caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders were recruited for this study.Main Outcome Measure: The study assessed symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress among the caregivers and estimated caregiver-reported medication adherence.Results: About 56.2%, 66.2% and 78% of the caregivers experienced severe anxiety, severe depression and moderate to severe stress symptoms respectively. From the multiple logistic regression model, while anxiety was significantly affected by religion and education, depression was influenced by sex, age, marital status, proximity to facility, and employment status. Female caregivers had about four times higher odds of being depressed compared to male caregivers(aOR: 3.81, 95% CI: 1.66 - 8.75). The caregiver-reported medication adherence was 11.9%. Anxiety was significantly predictive of medication adherence.Conclusion: Most family caregivers of children and adolescents with mental disorders experienced symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress with anxiety having implications for medication adherence. The study findings underscore the need to consider psychological characteristics of caregivers and the provision of mental health support for them, as part of the routine health care for children and adolescents with mental disorders.

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