Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among College Students in Kathmandu, Nepal

Khadka, Rakshya; Bista, Suman Raj; Bista, Sujana; Sapkota, Sajani; Baskota, Swechhya

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“…According to a cross-sectional study conducted in Pakistan, mild, moderate, and severe anxiety symptoms were reported by 27.6%, 13.6%, and 6.5% of the students, respectively. 11 Study done in college of Kathmandu where the prevalence of anxiety in college students was 53.97% among that 28.57% student had mild anxiety, 18.85% had moderate anxiety, and 6.55% had severe anxiety 12 which is similar to our context.…”

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“…In our survey, 53.6% of male students reported having anxiousness which reflects opposite to the study done in Pakistan, females were more than male twice the rate 40% and 20%, 11 study in Kathmandu showed that female (62.03%) had higher prevalence of anxiety than male student (49.21%). 12 Our results suggest the prevalence of anxiety is higher in male students than female.…”

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Level of Anxiety among Medical Students: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Yadav,

Chaudhary,

Mainali

et al. 2023

Nep. J. Health Sci.

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Introduction: Anxiety is one of the common psychological disorders showing more prevalence among medical students. Symptoms seen in the anxiety are excessive fear- worry and negative thoughts. In India and Pakistan have reported prevalence of anxiety consist of 66.9% and 44.7% % among undergraduate medical students, respectively. This study aims to find out the prevalence of anxiety among medical students. Objective: To assess the prevalence of anxiety among medical students of fourth year MBBS students of National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was done to observe prevalence of anxiety in medical students of fourth year by using Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed by the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0 Result: The prevalence of anxiety among the students was found to be 70.4%, where as 64.3% students had mild and moderate anxiety, 6.1% of them had severe anxiety. The prevalence of anxiety among male students was 53.6%. Conclusion: Anxiety of prevalence was high among medical students. Rate of anxiety was more in male.

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Level of Anxiety among Medical Students: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Yadav,

Chaudhary,

Mainali

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Nep. J. Health Sci.

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“…3 In a study done in Nepal among the students aged 15-21 years, more than 50% had varying severity of anxiety symptoms and about 40% had symptoms of depression. 4 Another study showed that about 50% of the medical students have some form of mental health problems. 5 As per mental health screening questionnaire, 64.7% (90/139) and 7.2% (10/139) participants reported somewhat difficulty and very much or extreme difficulty.…”

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Mental health problems, perceived stress, and internet addiction among undergraduate college students of Kathmandu, Nepal

Sharma,

Singh,

Bhandari

et al. 2023

J Psychiatr Assoc Nepal

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Introduction: The global burden of disease due to mental health problems is on a rise. One of the vulnerable groups are college going youths. The objective of the current study was to examine the frequency and pattern of mental health problems, perceived stress, and internet addiction and explore their relationship with each other among students reporting voluntarily during stress management program. Material and method: A cross-sectional study among 139 undergraduate students was conducted as a part of a program titled "Stress, drugs and internet among college students" during orientation program for undergraduate students of a management college in Kathmandu Valley. Mental Health Screening Questionnaire (MHS), Young's Internet addiction test (YIAT), perceived stress scale (PSS) were used for mental health problems, internet addiction and stress respectively. Results: As per mental health screening questionnaire, 64.7% (90/139) and 7.2% (10/139) participants reported somewhat difficulty and very much or extreme difficulty. There was mild internet addiction among 45.3% and moderate internet addiction among 18.7%. There was significant positive correlation of the MHS score (indicative of number of mental health problems) with the total YIAT score (ρ= 0.404, p< 0.01) and PSS scores (ρ= 0.301, p< 0.01). Also, severity of internet addiction and perceived stress levels were positively associated with each other (ρ= 0.303, p< 0.01). Conclusion: There is significant burden of mental health problems, stress and problematic internet use among the undergraduate students in Nepal. There is also a significant positive correlation of the MHS score (indicative of number of mental health problems) with the Young’s internet addiction test score and perceived stress scale scores.

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Validation of the ultra-brief self-report Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) to measure anxiety and depression in Arabic-speaking adults

Obeid,

Hemade,

Malaeb

et al. 2024

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Background: Anxiety and depression are psychiatric disorders that often coexist and share some features. Developing a simple and cost-effective tool to assess anxiety and depression in the Arabic-speaking population, predominantly residing in low- and middle-income nations where research can be arduous, would be immensely beneficial. The study aimed to translate the four-item composite Patient Health Questionnaire – 4 (PHQ-4) into Arabic and evaluate its psychometric properties, including internal reliability, sex invariance, composite reliability, and correlation with measures of psychological distress. Methods: 587 Arabic-speaking adults were recruited between February and March 2023. An anonymous self-administered Google Forms link was distributed via social media networks. We utilized the FACTOR software to explore the factor structure of the Arabic PHQ-4. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that fit of the two-factor model of the PHQ-4 scores was modest (χ2/df= .13/1 = .13, RMSEA = .001, SRMR = .002, CFI = 1.005, TLI = 1.000). Internal reliability was excellent (McDonald’s omega = .86; Cronbach’s alpha = .86). Indices suggested that configural, metric, and scalar invariance were supported across sex. No significant difference was found between males and females in terms of the PHQ-4 total scores, PHQ-4 anxiety scores, and PHQ-4 depression scores. The total score of the PHQ-4 and its depression and anxiety scores were significantly and moderately-to-strongly associated with lower wellbeing and higher Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) total and subscales scores. Conclusion: The PHQ-4 proves to be a reliable, valid, and cost-effective tool for assessing symptoms related to depression and anxiety. To evaluate the practical effectiveness of the Arabic PHQ-4 and to further enhance the data on its construct validity, future studies should assess the measure in diverse contexts and among specific populations.

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Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression among College Students in Kathmandu, Nepal

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Level of Anxiety among Medical Students: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Level of Anxiety among Medical Students: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Mental health problems, perceived stress, and internet addiction among undergraduate college students of Kathmandu, Nepal

Validation of the ultra-brief self-report Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) to measure anxiety and depression in Arabic-speaking adults

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