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SURVEY ON ANXIETY RATES AND SOME RELATED FACTORS IN HYPERTENSION AT CAN THO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE HOSPITAL IN 2022
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Background: Anxiety disorder is one of the issue that affects the patient's physical and mental health and reduces the effectiveness of treatment. At the moment, patients with underlying conditions, particularly those with hypertension, are more likely to experience anxiety problems. This lessens quality of life, accelerates disease progression, exacerbates illness symptoms, and decreases treatment compliance rates. Additionally, patients who are mentally unstable might put more stress on family members and caregivers as well as raise the burden of mortality on society. Even though there are quick and easy ways to diagnose anxiety disorders, including the GAD-7 scale, this ailment is currently not given much attention by therapists. In order to assist doctors in their consultations and suggestions for more efficient patient care and treatment, our team conducted this study. Objectives: To access the anxiety rate based on the GAD-7 scale in hypertensive patients being treated at Can Tho Traditional Medicine Hospital and to survey the related factor of anxiety in patients with hypertension at this hospital. Materials and method: Crosssectional study on 110 hypertensive patients at Can Tho Traditional Medicine Hospital from April 2022 to April 2023. Results: The proportion of hypertensive patients with anxiety accounted for 40%, the average was 4.1 points (SD: 4.19); mild anxiety got 29.1%; moderate anxiety got 9.1% and severe anxiety got 1.8%. There was a statistically significant correlation between sex (p=0.033; OR=2,505), education level (p=0.01; OR=6.176), drinking alcohol (p=0.02; OR=0.295), status sleep problems (p=0.008; OR=3.316) and anxiety. Conclusions: Anxiety in hypertensive patients was increasing and can have serious consequences for the patient. Therefore, the detection of anxiety should be carried out early to improve the overall quality of life for patients and contribute to reducing the burden of disease on society. Additionally, the GAD-7 was a useful tool for detecting anxiety, enabling doctors to treat hypertension patients more skillfully.
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hypertension, anxiety, GAD-7, Can Tho
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