ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE BEFORE AND AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTION PERIOD

Objective: To evaluate the level of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease in pre and post-surgical intervention period. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to...

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Published in:	Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal Vol. 71; no. 6; pp. 2049 - 52
Main Authors:	Azim, Kiran, Sheikh, Abdul Malik, Khokhar, Muhammad Masood, Kanwal, Asma, Akbar, Touqeer, Masood, Shafaq
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Knowledge Bylanes 31-12-2021 Army Medical College Rawalpindi
Subjects:	Anxiety Child psychopathology congenital heart defect Congenital heart disease depression Depression, Mental Genetic disorders Heart diseases Hospital patients Pediatric cardiology Psychological aspects Social aspects Pakistan
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Summary:	Objective: To evaluate the level of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with congenital heart disease in pre and post-surgical intervention period. Study Design: Quasi experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Dec 2019. Methodology: After written informed consent from parents and approval of hospital ethical committee 152 children and adolescents with congenital heart disease were included in the study. Demographic and clinical data was recorded on relevant proforma. In addition to clinical assessment the level of anxiety and depression were objectively measured with the help of Urdu version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale by the mental health specialist a day before and 15 days after surgery. Results: The mean age of participants was 14.5 ± 3.3 years. Out of 152 participants, 80 (52.6%) were females, while 72 (47.4%) were males. Level of anxiety and depression was found higher in the preoperative period being 44 (28.9%) and 52 (34.2%) which dropped significantly in the postoperative period to 16 (10.5%) and 8 (5.3%) respectively. Majority of the patients had Tetralogy of Fallot i.e., 52 (34.2%) followed by Ventricular Septal Defect in 24 (15.7%) and Atrial Septal Defect in 18 (11.2%). Females were more likely to have depression than males (p-value=0.01). Conclusion: We found significant decrease in anxiety and depression in the postoperative period.
ISSN:	0030-9648 2411-8842
DOI:	10.51253/PAFMJ.V6I6.5163