Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus , Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Selangor , Malaysia. E-mail: drzie65@ gmail.com; zaliha78@salam.uitm.edu.my
  • 2 Department of Population Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA Sungai Buloh Campus, Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh Selangor, Malaysia
J Ment Health, 2015 Feb;24(1):29-32.
PMID: 25358109 DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2014.971148

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence showing that anxiety is associated with morbidity in the older age group. Factors contributing to anxiety may vary among different diseases and settings.
AIMS: The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with anxiety symptoms among elderly hypertensive at the primary care level.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study and face-to-face interviews using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were conducted among elderly hypertensive.
RESULTS: The mean (SD) age of subjects was 68.8 (6.76) years and comprised of 49.5% and 50.5% of males and females, respectively. The majority of respondents were Malays (76.1%), followed by Chinese (14.3%), and Indians (9.5%). The mean (SD) duration of hypertension was 8.44 (7.29) years and the prevalence of anxiety symptoms was 13.3% (95% CI: 9.9, 16.7). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that elderly hypertensive with a past history of stroke (adjusted OR: 4.472; 95% CI: 1.754, 11.405; p = 0.002) and depression (adjusted OR: 3.715; 95% CI: 2.009, 6.872; p 

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