ABSTRACT
Background: Anxiety and depression among professionals is increasing due to multiple reasons
Objective: To determine the level of anxiety and depression among teachers, bankers, and doctors in district Rahim Yar Khan
Methodology: This was a crosssectional study conducted by using convenient sampling technique. The study subjects were teachers, bankers, and doctors working in government schools, hospitals and public or private banks. The sample size was 446. We used a validated Urdu version of Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale. Anxiety was defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. Depression was defined as a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect person's thought behavior, feelings, and sense of well being. According to HADS, person's scoring >= 11/22 is said to be in state of anxiety obliged depression
Results: Total respondents from the three categories were 446 including, 235 teachers, 117 doctors and 94 bank officers. Results showed that none of the group has a case of anxiety or depression according to these criteria. However, considering the level of anxiety and depression score, the level of score was higher in bankers as compared to that in other groups, and the difference was significant.[p<0.05]
Conclusion: This study showed that none of the three professional groups, teachers, doctors, and bankers in Rahim Yar Khan were suffering from anxiety or depression and female bankers have relatively higher level of anxiety and depression scores