Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi
Objective: To assess the patterns seen in population visiting tertiary care facilities in Karachi Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 an two tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. A totalof 398 participants were enrolled in the study through convenience sampling technique. Hy...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dow University of Health Sciences
2015-04-01
|
| Series: | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/261 |
| _version_ | 1828524854534471680 |
|---|---|
| author | Wafa Hassan Farah Ahmad Aisha Malik Syed Hasan Danish |
| author_facet | Wafa Hassan Farah Ahmad Aisha Malik Syed Hasan Danish |
| author_sort | Wafa Hassan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Objective:
To assess the patterns seen in population visiting tertiary care facilities in Karachi
Method:
This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 an two tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. A totalof 398 participants were enrolled in the study through convenience sampling technique. Hypochondriasis wasassessed using Illness Attitude Scale (IAS) by Kellner. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Differencein mean scores among different groups was taken out through Independent sample t test andANOVA, associations were taken out using chi-square test. P value less than 0.05 was taken as significant.
Results:
Out of the total participants, 53.8% were suffering from hypochondriasis. When categorized bygender, males were 45.8% and females 62.9% (p value 0.001). When categorized by marital status, it wasfound that 58.6% of married participants were hypochondriac whereas only 37.1% singles were hypochondriac(P value 0.001).Age group between 25-35 years had the maximum number of hypochondriacs (30%).
Conclusion:
The pattern of distribution of hypochondriasis was found out to be similar with that of otherstudies. Females are predominantly more hypochondriac as compared to males |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-11T20:55:19Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-dd51bb7313a640e38be029731ecea9a3 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1995-2198 2410-2180 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-11T20:55:19Z |
| publishDate | 2015-04-01 |
| publisher | Dow University of Health Sciences |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences |
| spelling | doaj.art-dd51bb7313a640e38be029731ecea9a32022-12-22T00:51:08ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802015-04-01912629261Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in KarachiWafa Hassan0Farah Ahmad1Aisha Malik2Syed Hasan Danish3Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.Department of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanCivil Hospital, Karachi, PakistanDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, PakistanObjective: To assess the patterns seen in population visiting tertiary care facilities in Karachi Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013 an two tertiary care hospitals of Karachi. A totalof 398 participants were enrolled in the study through convenience sampling technique. Hypochondriasis wasassessed using Illness Attitude Scale (IAS) by Kellner. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20. Differencein mean scores among different groups was taken out through Independent sample t test andANOVA, associations were taken out using chi-square test. P value less than 0.05 was taken as significant. Results: Out of the total participants, 53.8% were suffering from hypochondriasis. When categorized bygender, males were 45.8% and females 62.9% (p value 0.001). When categorized by marital status, it wasfound that 58.6% of married participants were hypochondriac whereas only 37.1% singles were hypochondriac(P value 0.001).Age group between 25-35 years had the maximum number of hypochondriacs (30%). Conclusion: The pattern of distribution of hypochondriasis was found out to be similar with that of otherstudies. Females are predominantly more hypochondriac as compared to maleshttp://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/261frequencyhypochondriasissomatoform disorder,general population |
| spellingShingle | Wafa Hassan Farah Ahmad Aisha Malik Syed Hasan Danish Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences frequency hypochondriasis somatoform disorder, general population |
| title | Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi |
| title_full | Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi |
| title_fullStr | Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi |
| title_short | Patterns of Hypochondriasis in Population Visiting Tertiary Care Settings in Karachi |
| title_sort | patterns of hypochondriasis in population visiting tertiary care settings in karachi |
| topic | frequency hypochondriasis somatoform disorder, general population |
| url | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/261 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT wafahassan patternsofhypochondriasisinpopulationvisitingtertiarycaresettingsinkarachi AT farahahmad patternsofhypochondriasisinpopulationvisitingtertiarycaresettingsinkarachi AT aishamalik patternsofhypochondriasisinpopulationvisitingtertiarycaresettingsinkarachi AT syedhasandanish patternsofhypochondriasisinpopulationvisitingtertiarycaresettingsinkarachi |