Prevalence of Stress in Patients Attending Homeopathic General Outpatient Department in Government Dispensaries at Siliguri, West Bengal, India: A Multicentric Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Authors

  • Gurudev Choubey
  • Abhiram Banerjee
  • Shrabani Raymandal
  • Jogendra Singh Arya
  • Amitava Poddar

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https://doi.org/10.37591/(rrjobi).v7i1.853

Abstract

Background: The overall weighted prevalence of depressive disorders is 2.7%, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is 0.6%, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is 0.2% whereas the prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorders is 4.6%. Objectives: To assess the prevalence of moderate-to-severe stress in patients attending homeopathic general outpatient department (OPD) of five hospitals in three months by using Patient Stress Questionnaires (PSQ). Design: It was a multicentric, cross-sectional observational study. Setting: The present study was conducted among patients attending five homeopathic general OPD from 2016 Jul 1 to 2016 Sep 30. The period of recruitment was for three consecutive months. Patients: The study population was selected from the population on the basis of judgmental sampling who had attended these five centers for three months consecutively. Measurements: The PSQ consisted of previously validated set of total 30 self-administered questions. Results: In the present study, prevalence of moderate-to-severe stress in Patients Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), GAD-7, Physical Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PCPTSD) and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) scale was 68.6%, 63.3%, 40.3% and 10.8%, respectively. Limitations: There may be response bias and recall bias which cannot be ruled out. Conclusion: The compositeness of PSQ may be used as it caters the occurrence of stress in an individual in its holistic form.

 

Keywords: prevalence, stress, Patients Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Physical Care Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PCPTSD), Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), homeopathic dispensaries

 

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Gurudev Choubey, Abhiram Banerjee, Shrabani Raymandal, Jogendra Singh Arya, Amitava Poddar. Prevalence of Stress in Patients Attending Homeopathic General Outpatient Department in Government Dispensaries at Siliguri, West Bengal, India: A Multicentric Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Bioinformatics. 2020; 7(1): 14–22p.

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Published

2020-05-11

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020)

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