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Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinopathic disorder commonly affecting women in the reproductive age. These women have a possibility of developing depression and anxiety due to biochemical changes, concerns regarding physical appearance, and social pressure from infertility...

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Autores principales: Almeshari, Wadha K., Alsubaie, Alanoud K., Alanazi, Reham I., Almalki, Yara A., Masud, Nazish, Mahmoud, Sami H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6652133
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author Almeshari, Wadha K.
Alsubaie, Alanoud K.
Alanazi, Reham I.
Almalki, Yara A.
Masud, Nazish
Mahmoud, Sami H.
author_facet Almeshari, Wadha K.
Alsubaie, Alanoud K.
Alanazi, Reham I.
Almalki, Yara A.
Masud, Nazish
Mahmoud, Sami H.
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description BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinopathic disorder commonly affecting women in the reproductive age. These women have a possibility of developing depression and anxiety due to biochemical changes, concerns regarding physical appearance, and social pressure from infertility. Thus, the connection between PCOS, anxiety, and depression has a possible impact on patients' quality of life. This study is aimed at assessing depression and anxiety symptoms among PCOS patients and their association with different socioeconomic aspects. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess depression and anxiety symptoms on 250 PCOS patients which were selected through consecutive sampling technique. Arabic versions of the HAM-A and HAM-D questionnaires were used alongside a demographic sheet to determine the socioeconomic and fertility status. RESULTS: Prevalence of anxiety symptoms was reported among 100 (40%) of women and was found to be significantly higher in single women with a prevalence of 59 (48%) (χ2 = 5.8, p value <0.01). Also, lower-income status and unemployment were associated with a significantly higher prevalence of anxiety 18 (67%) (χ2 = 10.3, p value =0.03) and 71 (45%) (χ2 = 4.5, p value =0.03) women, respectively. Depressive symptoms were reported among 122 (49%) participants. CONCLUSION: Single marital status, low income, and unemployment were predictors of anxiety. Tension was noted to be the most common anxiety symptom among participants while depressed mood and psychological anxiety were the most reported depressive symptoms. It is important to note the link between anxiety, PCOS, and depression when deciding treatment plans for affected women.
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spelling pubmed-80757032021-05-05 Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Almeshari, Wadha K. Alsubaie, Alanoud K. Alanazi, Reham I. Almalki, Yara A. Masud, Nazish Mahmoud, Sami H. Depress Res Treat Research Article BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinopathic disorder commonly affecting women in the reproductive age. These women have a possibility of developing depression and anxiety due to biochemical changes, concerns regarding physical appearance, and social pressure from infertility. Thus, the connection between PCOS, anxiety, and depression has a possible impact on patients' quality of life. This study is aimed at assessing depression and anxiety symptoms among PCOS patients and their association with different socioeconomic aspects. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess depression and anxiety symptoms on 250 PCOS patients which were selected through consecutive sampling technique. Arabic versions of the HAM-A and HAM-D questionnaires were used alongside a demographic sheet to determine the socioeconomic and fertility status. RESULTS: Prevalence of anxiety symptoms was reported among 100 (40%) of women and was found to be significantly higher in single women with a prevalence of 59 (48%) (χ2 = 5.8, p value <0.01). Also, lower-income status and unemployment were associated with a significantly higher prevalence of anxiety 18 (67%) (χ2 = 10.3, p value =0.03) and 71 (45%) (χ2 = 4.5, p value =0.03) women, respectively. Depressive symptoms were reported among 122 (49%) participants. CONCLUSION: Single marital status, low income, and unemployment were predictors of anxiety. Tension was noted to be the most common anxiety symptom among participants while depressed mood and psychological anxiety were the most reported depressive symptoms. It is important to note the link between anxiety, PCOS, and depression when deciding treatment plans for affected women. Hindawi 2021-04-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8075703/ /pubmed/33959396 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6652133 Text en Copyright © 2021 Wadha K. Almeshari et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Alsubaie, Alanoud K.
Alanazi, Reham I.
Almalki, Yara A.
Masud, Nazish
Mahmoud, Sami H.
Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
title Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
title_full Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
title_fullStr Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
title_short Depressive and Anxiety Symptom Assessment in Adults with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
title_sort depressive and anxiety symptom assessment in adults with polycystic ovarian syndrome
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33959396
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6652133
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