title: Anxiety and depression levels of inpatients in the city centre of Kirşehir in Turkey.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the anxiety and depression levels of inpatients. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kırşehir in the middle part of Turkey with a sample of 433 inpatients. As the data-gathering tools, a questionnaire form and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were used. Statistical analyses were performed using Kruskal-Wallis Variance analysis and Mann-Whitney U-test. The mean HADS-depression scores of patients were compared according to the clinics they were in, and the difference was found to be significant for HADS-depression (P < 0.01) scores. The mean HADS-anxiety score of participants was 9.07, and the mean HADS-depression scores was 8.88. Among the participants in this study, 44.3% had an anxiety disorder (HADS-anxiety score of ≥ 10) whereas the 73.7% showed depression (HADS-depression score of ≥ 7). Results indicate that support, counselling, and routine screening for anxiety and depression should be provided to inpatients.
authors.affiliation: Ahi Evran University School of Health, Ahi Evran Üniversitesi Sağlık Yüksekokulu, Kırşehir, Turkey. ay_unsal@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ayla
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Cansu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Unaldi
authors.forename: Ciğdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baytemir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult