Key result
Adults with coronary heart disease exhibited significantly lower psychological well-being and higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to matched non-CHD controls during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why the study?
The study was undertaken to determine a comparative analysis of psychological distress factors on coronary heart disease (CHD) and non-CHD patients during COVID-19 in adults.
Does having coronary heart disease (CHD) increase psychological distress and reduce psychological well-being compared to non-CHD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
Random sampling
Yes
Does having coronary heart disease (CHD) increase psychological distress and reduce psychological well-being compared to non-CHD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Adults with coronary heart disease experienced significantly higher anxiety and depression and lower psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to matched non-CHD controls.
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CHD patients had greater distress during COVID-19; leaves open whether screening or support improves cardiac or mental health outcomes.
The study was undertaken to determine Comparative Analysis of Psychological Distress Factors on CHD and Non- CHD Patients During COVID-19 in Adults. Three different areas were taken to get the subjects of CHD patients viz. Delhi, Haryana, and Punjab from hospitals. One hundred subjects were taken (50 subjects from the CHD group, 50 subjects from the non-CHD group) randomly and were matched in age, sex, education, and occupation. Psychological well-being scale, Anxiety Depression Stress Scale was employed with each of these subjects in two sessions. Results reveal that the CHD patients showed grossed psychological well-being deterioration and anxiety, depression, and stress dimension. The CHD patients showed these results due to their preoccupation with CHD problems. It can directly change their psychological profile. It is also obviously felt that the COVID-19 pandemic has a more severe effect on their mental health thannon-CHD patients. This study aims to investigate a Comparative Analysis of Psychological Distress Factors on CHD and non- CHD patients during COVID-19 in adults.
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Basant Kumar (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary Heart Disease (n=100). Coronary Heart Disease vs. Non-CHD was evaluated on Psychological Well-Being score (p=<0.01). Adults with coronary heart disease exhibited significantly lower psychological well-being and higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to matched non-CHD controls during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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