HIGH RISK OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN F AMIL Y C AREGIVERS OF OR THOPEDIC P A TIENTS .

Abstract

ABSTRA CT OBJECTIVE: T he objecti v e of this stud y w as to assess f or anxiety and depr ession in car egi v ers of or thopedic patients and associated f actors. Method : One hundr ed and tw enty six car egi v ers of or thopedic patients w er e enr olled in our stud y . Symptoms of anxiety and depr ession in car egi v ers w er e assessed with the Hospital anxiety depr ession scale (HADS). Data obtained w er e anal yz ed using Statistical P ackag e f or Social Sciences Windo ws v ersion 16. All statistical tests w er e car r ied out at a 5% le v el of pr obability . Results: Of the car egi v ers, 32 (25.4%) had anxiety symptoms (HADS scor es