Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population
BackgroundAnxiety and depression are more common in those with hypertension. Identifying factors may lead to earlier assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety. So the study was aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression and examine the associated factors among hypertensive pat...
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| author | Geetha Kandasamy Thangamani Subramani Mona Almanasef Khalid Orayj Eman Shorog Asma M. Alshahrani Alhanouf Alsaab Zainah M. Alshahrani Siyad Palayakkodan |
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| description | BackgroundAnxiety and depression are more common in those with hypertension. Identifying factors may lead to earlier assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety. So the study was aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression and examine the associated factors among hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital.MethodsThis cross sectional study was conducted over a six-months period (October 2023 to March 2024) in the Department of Medicine at Karuna Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with anxiety and depression.ResultsAmong 262 hypertensive patients, the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety were 43.8% and symptoms of depression were present in 51.3%. Female gender [OR 1.607 95% CI (0.962–2.687)] and BMI ≥ 25 [OR 0.608 95% CI (0.361–1.024)] were found to be significantly associated with anxiety (p < 0.05). Uncontrolled BP and stage1/stage 2 hypertension were found to be significantly associated with anxiety and depression (p < 0.05). Whereas factors like age (>50 years), living with alone, unmarried/widow, unemployed/retired/house wife, illiterate, living in rural area and patients with comorbidities showed to be non-significantly association with anxiety and depression (p > 0.05) in patients with hypertension.ConclusionAccording to the findings, overall 50% of hypertensive patients experience anxiety and depression, which were significantly associated with uncontrolled BP, stage1/stage 2 hypertension, female gender and obesity. Healthcare providers can help identify mental health issues early, improving outcomes, with special attention needed for women with comorbidities and limited social support. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7101592d6af64e6eaf03e0dfc64e42bc2025-08-20T03:48:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652025-05-011310.3389/fpubh.2025.15453861545386Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care populationGeetha Kandasamy0Thangamani Subramani1Mona Almanasef2Khalid Orayj3Eman Shorog4Asma M. Alshahrani5Alhanouf Alsaab6Zainah M. Alshahrani7Siyad Palayakkodan8Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Grace College of Pharmacy, Palakkad, IndiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Shaqra University, Dawadimi, Saudi ArabiaAbha International Private Hospital, Abha, Saudi ArabiaGeneral Directorate of Infection Prevention and Control, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Grace College of Pharmacy, Palakkad, IndiaBackgroundAnxiety and depression are more common in those with hypertension. Identifying factors may lead to earlier assessment and treatment of depression and anxiety. So the study was aimed to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression and examine the associated factors among hypertensive patients in a tertiary care hospital.MethodsThis cross sectional study was conducted over a six-months period (October 2023 to March 2024) in the Department of Medicine at Karuna Medical College Hospital, Kerala, India. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to assess the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with anxiety and depression.ResultsAmong 262 hypertensive patients, the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety were 43.8% and symptoms of depression were present in 51.3%. Female gender [OR 1.607 95% CI (0.962–2.687)] and BMI ≥ 25 [OR 0.608 95% CI (0.361–1.024)] were found to be significantly associated with anxiety (p < 0.05). Uncontrolled BP and stage1/stage 2 hypertension were found to be significantly associated with anxiety and depression (p < 0.05). Whereas factors like age (>50 years), living with alone, unmarried/widow, unemployed/retired/house wife, illiterate, living in rural area and patients with comorbidities showed to be non-significantly association with anxiety and depression (p > 0.05) in patients with hypertension.ConclusionAccording to the findings, overall 50% of hypertensive patients experience anxiety and depression, which were significantly associated with uncontrolled BP, stage1/stage 2 hypertension, female gender and obesity. Healthcare providers can help identify mental health issues early, improving outcomes, with special attention needed for women with comorbidities and limited social support.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1545386/fullanxietydepressionhypertensionHAD-AHAD-D |
| spellingShingle | Geetha Kandasamy Thangamani Subramani Mona Almanasef Khalid Orayj Eman Shorog Asma M. Alshahrani Alhanouf Alsaab Zainah M. Alshahrani Siyad Palayakkodan Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population Frontiers in Public Health anxiety depression hypertension HAD-A HAD-D |
| title | Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population |
| title_full | Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population |
| title_fullStr | Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population |
| title_short | Mental health and hypertension: assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population |
| title_sort | mental health and hypertension assessing the prevalence of anxiety and depression and their associated factors in a tertiary care population |
| topic | anxiety depression hypertension HAD-A HAD-D |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1545386/full |
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