PREVALENCE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER: A RANDOMIZED STUDY AT DIFFERENT HEART INSTITUTE OF KARACHI
Maria Ayub*, Fiza Naz, Naziran Hassan and Maham Razi
ABSTRACT
Abstract: Cardiovascular disorder accounting as chronic disease causing accounting ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, hypertensive heart disease, rheumatic heart disease (RHD), aortic aneurysms, cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, congenital heart disease, endocarditis and peripheral artery disease (PAD). The relationship between adverse working conditions and CVD has been investigated for many decades, including studies on the effect of physical workload, noise, long working hours, shift work and social job characteristics such as occupational position. Special attention has been given to the role of work stress. The present study was conducted at different health institutes of cardio center including Liaquat National Hospital, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Tabba heart institute of Karachi. Patient suffering from chronic cardiovascular disorder include in this study. About 74% of the patient reported with different types of psycho-behavioral disorder and only few group of person were receiving treatment. From above perspective study it is concluded that inadequate control of cardiovascular disease can trigger life towards psychological burden that may cause multiple psychological disorders.
Keywords: Cardiovascular disorder, psychosis, prevalence, stroke, depression.
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