A Survey on Anxiety Disorder: Using Assessment Tool Ham-A Scale

Abstract

Background: Anxiety disorders form the most common type of mental illness. High prevalence, chronicity, and comorbidity led WHO to rank anxiety disorders as the ninth most health-related cause of disability. Worldwide, anxiety disorders heavily affect patients and society, accounting for 3·3% of the global burden of disease. Globally, the use of treatment for anxiety disorders is low, which is most problematic in low-income countries but is also an issue in high-income countries.

Methods: It was a study conducted after the second wave of COVID through to survey using HAM-A scale questionnaire in google form. The outcome of the questionnaire was the assessment of the degree of symptoms which affects a human body system.

Result: 200 individuals participated in the study. All participants experienced stress, anxiety and depression during lockdown. The result revealed that the lockdown affects psychological health of people. Anxiety is more prevalent in man than women and most of subject belonged to 18-38 age group. There are 38.7% students and 24.7% work in private sector.

Conclusion: Most of people suffered from mild to moderate level of anxiety. It is also evident that different age groups have experienced a psychological impact reason behind like lockdown, lack of jobs, bed environment at the site of jobs and family pressure on students etc.