Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study
Background: Anxiety disorders are common mental health illnesses in primary care. Undiagnosed and thus untreated mental disorders can interfere with the patient’s quality of life, ultimately resulting in poor daily functioning, a greater number of doctor consultations, and increased disability. O...
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| author | Ahmed Al Hanashi Ammar Al Gheithy Abdallah Al Mubbihsi Sanaa Al-Sumry Sanjay Jaju |
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| description | Background: Anxiety disorders are common mental health illnesses in primary care. Undiagnosed and thus untreated mental
disorders can interfere with the patient’s quality of life, ultimately resulting in poor daily functioning, a greater number of doctor
consultations, and increased disability.
Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) among an urban adult
Omani population as well as associated sociodemographic and clinical variables.
Methodology: This study utilised a cross-sectional design and was performed between December 2019 and January 2020. A
total of 250 Omani patients were recruited from eight randomised government-funded primary care centres in Muscat, Oman. The
prevalence of GAD among the participants was determined by utilising an Arabic version of the validated 7-item General Anxiety
Disorder tool delivered during face-to-face interviews.
Results: Total 250 patients were enorlled into the study with mean age of 34.3 ± 10.1 years. There was equal number of male and
female participants. Overall, a total of 33 patients had GAD (13.2%). According to the univariate analysis, a personal history of anxiety
(P = 0.001), chronic medical illnesses (P = 0.025), low monthly income (P = 0.018), divorced individuals (P = 0.015), and housewives
with extra part-time employment (P = 0.032) were significantly associated with GAD. However, only the absence of a personal history
of anxiety (P = 0.001), and high monthly income (P = 0.002) remained a statistically significant protective factor against GAD in the
multivariate analysis.
Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of GAD among an adult urban Omani population. Moreover, certain clinical and
sociodemographic variables were found to be significantly associated with the disorder, including a personal history of anxiety and
low monthly income. The quality of life of Omani GAD patients may be improved via rapid screening of the general population.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8abcc5af9d1b4cd38407cdbb8f14810b2023-02-03T10:12:25ZengLiaquat National Hospital and Medical CollegeLiaquat National Journal of Primary Care2707-35212708-91342023-04-01512810.37184/lnjpc.2707-3521.5.14Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional StudyAhmed Al Hanashi0Ammar Al Gheithy1Abdallah Al Mubbihsi2Sanaa Al-Sumry3Sanjay Jaju4Ministry of Health, Muscat, OmanMinistry of Health, Muscat, OmanMinistry of Health, Muscat, OmanSultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanCollege of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, OmanBackground: Anxiety disorders are common mental health illnesses in primary care. Undiagnosed and thus untreated mental disorders can interfere with the patient’s quality of life, ultimately resulting in poor daily functioning, a greater number of doctor consultations, and increased disability. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) among an urban adult Omani population as well as associated sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methodology: This study utilised a cross-sectional design and was performed between December 2019 and January 2020. A total of 250 Omani patients were recruited from eight randomised government-funded primary care centres in Muscat, Oman. The prevalence of GAD among the participants was determined by utilising an Arabic version of the validated 7-item General Anxiety Disorder tool delivered during face-to-face interviews. Results: Total 250 patients were enorlled into the study with mean age of 34.3 ± 10.1 years. There was equal number of male and female participants. Overall, a total of 33 patients had GAD (13.2%). According to the univariate analysis, a personal history of anxiety (P = 0.001), chronic medical illnesses (P = 0.025), low monthly income (P = 0.018), divorced individuals (P = 0.015), and housewives with extra part-time employment (P = 0.032) were significantly associated with GAD. However, only the absence of a personal history of anxiety (P = 0.001), and high monthly income (P = 0.002) remained a statistically significant protective factor against GAD in the multivariate analysis. Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of GAD among an adult urban Omani population. Moreover, certain clinical and sociodemographic variables were found to be significantly associated with the disorder, including a personal history of anxiety and low monthly income. The quality of life of Omani GAD patients may be improved via rapid screening of the general population. https://journals.lnh.edu.pk/lnjpc/pdf/7f7c90e7-5d09-470e-9af2-b66fb78c1128.pdfpsychiatric illnessanxiety disordersgeneralized anxiety disorder scaleprevalencepublic healthprimary health careoman. |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Al Hanashi Ammar Al Gheithy Abdallah Al Mubbihsi Sanaa Al-Sumry Sanjay Jaju Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care psychiatric illness anxiety disorders generalized anxiety disorder scale prevalence public health primary health care oman. |
| title | Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Prevalence of Generalised Anxiety Disorder among Urban Omani Patients Attending Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | prevalence of generalised anxiety disorder among urban omani patients attending primary care centres a cross sectional study |
| topic | psychiatric illness anxiety disorders generalized anxiety disorder scale prevalence public health primary health care oman. |
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