ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2021
Mental Distress and Associated Factors Among Hospitalized Medical-Surgical Adult Inpatients in Public Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020: Cross-Sectional Study.
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Abstract
backgroundMental distress is a mental or psychological syndrome which influences the health status, treatment effectiveness, and quality of care of a hospitalized medical-surgical inpatient. It is more common in a hospital setting than in a community setting. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of mental distress and associated factors among hospitalized medical-surgical adult inpatients in public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020.
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 408 study subjects from March 1 to 30, 2020. The study participants were recruited by systematic random sampling technique and data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The collected data were entered into EpiData 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis, and then binary and multiple logistic regressions were performed to check the association between dependent and independent variables.
resultsThe prevalence of mental distress among hospitalized medical-surgical adult inpatients in public hospitals was 53.1%. Variables of being married [AOR = 2.67; 95% CI (1.065, 6.683)], private employee [AOR = 2.21; 95% CI (1.001, 4.900)], daily laborer [AOR = 4.70; 95% CI (1.218, 18.215)], rural residence [AOR = 1.85; 95% CI (1.047, 3.264)], drinking alcohol [AOR = 1.68; 95% CI (1.025, 2.740)], previous psychiatric illness [AOR = 3.40; 95% CI (1.078, 10.737)] and comorbidity [AOR = 1.93; 95% CI (1.200, 3.094)] were found to be significantly associated with mental distress.
conclusionThe prevalence of mental distress was high and being married, a private employee, daily laborer, living in a rural area, previous history of psychiatric illness, alcohol use, and comorbidity were associated with mental distress among hospitalized adult inpatients. Therefore, healthcare providers should provide special consideration to those groups of patients admitted to the hospital.
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