Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among patients of Cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

Aim: To illustrate frequency and associations of anxiety and depression in cardiovascular patients.Methods: In this longitudinal cohort study six hundred thirty patients (mean age 53±6 years, 63% females), 32% have already undergo with cardiac surgical intervention. Most of the patients are suffering from hypertension, myocardial infarction, heart failure and atherosclerosis. Questionnaires were included Anxiety, Depression and different stress variables (DASS-21) & perceived stress Results: Prevalence of high anxiety and depression symptoms ranged from as low as 19.7% (95% confidence interval) to as high as 53.2% (95% confidence interval). After evaluation and calculating all the variables different levels of anxiety and depression were noted. More depression and anxiety were noted in patients with long standing cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion: Among cardiovascular diseases patients, depression and anxiety wide ranging in long standing disease patients with increasing risk of involving with other diseases. Patients were less response towards antidepressant treatment due to lack of acceptance with depression and anxiety. Increased prevalence of anxiety and depression among cardiovascular patients is more likely due to low willing to acceptance of diseases by patients and their family members.