Getinet Ayano
Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Anxiety among Patients with
Hypertension on Follow Up at Menelik-II Referral Hospital, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Author(s): Mebratu Aberha, Abebaw Gebeyehu and Getinet AyanoMebratu Aberha, Abebaw Gebeyehu and Getinet Ayano
Background: Anxiety disorders are common among people living hypertension. The co-existence of these disorders are associated with barriers to treatment and worsening medical outcomes, including treatment resistance, increased risk for suicide, greater chance for recurrence and utilization of medical resources and/or increase morbidity and mortality. Therefore, assessing depression and anxiety among hypertensive patients has a pivotal role for further interventions.
Methods: Institution based cross sectional study was used by face to face interview using standardized questioner, Amharic Version of Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale (HADS), which has scores for classifying the participants having anxiety symptoms, was applied in systematic random sampling of 417 adult participants. Data entry was performed by u.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2378-5756.1000378