• Pak J Med Sci · Nov 2024

    Anxiety and depression among various blood groups of undergraduate medical and physical therapy students.

    • Rubab-E-HiraRubab-e-Hira, Final Year MBBS Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan., Muhammad Ali, Shireen Jawed, and Benash Altaf.
    • Rubab-e-Hira, Final Year MBBS Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
    • Pak J Med Sci. 2024 Nov 1; 40 (10): 242224272422-2427.

    ObjectiveTo access the frequency of depression and anxiety among the various blood groups of medical and physiotherapy students.MethodA cross-sectional study on 215 MBBS and DPT students was conducted at Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College (AFMDC) from November 2022-May 2023. Google Form containing sections for relevant information concerning participants and fourteen items- Hospital anxiety and depression Scale (HADS) questionnaire for evaluation of anxiety and depression, was administered among the MBBS and DPT students through social media. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 26. Mean ±SD was calculated for continuous variables like HADS score and age. Frequency and percentage were calculated for categorical variables such as blood groups, anxiety and depression. ANOVA was used to compare HADS score among various blood groups. P-value ≤0.05 was taken statistically significant.ResultMild anxiety was found in A>O>B>AB, while severe anxiety was found in B>A>AB>O. Mild depression was found in A>B>O>AB, while severe depression was found in A>O>B>AB. However, on ANOVA, when comparing anxiety and depression scores with blood groups, they were found to be higher in blood Group-A. Rhesus factor positive blood groups have severe anxiety and mild depression while Rhesus factor negative blood groups have mild anxiety and severe depression.ConclusionSevere anxiety was common in blood Group-B while severe depression was common in people with blood Group-A. While mild anxiety and mild depression was found in blood Group-A, however, sever anxiety was common in positive Rhesus factor blood types while severe depression was found in negative Rhesus factor blood types.Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.

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