Psychological and socio-economic burden on families of patients admitted in intensive care unit
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https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v7i10.3662Keywords:
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Study objective: To study symptoms of anxiety and depression in family members of intensive care unit patients. Design and setting: Study done in medical intensive care unit Father Muller medical college hospital Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Participants: Family members answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) during their stay in ICU along with other personal details. Results: Hundred family members answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Symptoms of anxiety were present in 35% and depression in 66%. 32% relatives had both anxiety and depression .Anxiety decreases with age (p=0.008).Anxiety is more in female (44.4%) than male (27.2%) (p=0.017). Depression was common in younger age group (p=0.059).Females and younger age groups are at high risks.Downloads
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2016-11-01
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Psychological and socio-economic burden on families of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 1 [cited 2024 Oct. 19];7(10):733-7. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/3662