The Difference between Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Anxiety Scores in Batak Male and Female with Schizophrenia: Preliminary Study

INTRODUCTION: Anxiety disorders can be comorbid with schizophrenia. There was 38.3% of subjects with schizophrenia spectrum disorders suffer from at least one anxiety disorder. In the general population, it was found that higher levels of anxiety were experienced by women than men. AIM: To measure the difference between Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) scores in Batak male and female with schizophrenia. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This preliminary study was a comparative analytical study with a cross-sectional approach involving twenty participants, divided into two groups, Batak male and female in the stabilisation phase who was outpatient in Prof. Dr M. Ildrem Mental Hospital Medan. Patient with schizophrenia was filled questionnaire of HADS-A to measure score of anxiety. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference of HADS-A score from Batak male and female with schizophrenia with p-value 0.129. CONCLUSION: From this preliminary study we found that there was no statistically significant of HADS-A scores in Batak male and female with schizophrenia maybe because of stabilisation phase whereas patients have got treatment, so the scores of anxieties have decreased.