alka thomas

The stress of the non-fulfillment of a wish for a child has been associated with emotional consequence such as anger, depression, anxiety, marital problems, sexual dysfunction, and social isolation. The lifetime risk of depression in males is 8-12% and in females it is 20-26%. Methodology: A cross sectional survey approach was adopted in the study. The study was conducted among 300 couples (150 male and 150 female) diagnosed with infertility and undergoing treatment at ART center of quaternary care hospital at south west Delhi. Data collection was done by interview method using standard questionnaire using Beck depression Inventory. Results: It was observed that out of 300 samples, most of the samples 45.7% belong to the age group of 35-44 years. 76% of subjects had history of primary infertility and about 78% of couples did not had any children and nearly about 48.7% couple had 4 to 6 years duration of infertility. Majority of subjects 153(51%) had extreme levels of depression and ...

Cancer, the second most common cause of death next to cardiovascular diseases. Objectives of the study (i) To assess the level of depression & various coping strategies adopted by women recently diagnosed with cancer. (ii) To correlate the level of depression with the various coping strategies, and associate selected demographic variables (age, stage of cancer, duration of diagnosis, type of cancer) with level of depression. A cross sectional descriptive research design with survey approach was adopted. The study was conducted among 60 women recently diagnosed with cancer at Tertiary Care Hospital, Kolkata, Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) & Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced Scale (COPES) Structured questionnaires were used as tool to assess depression & coping. Results: One way ANOVA, Chi square test and Correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis. The study result showed that majority of the women (88%) recently diagnosed with cancer had m...