Naveed A Khan, Saeed-ur Rehman.
Frequency of emotional distress among patients of hypospadias repair in adolescence or adulthood.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;2(02):77-82.

Objective: To determine the frequency of emotional distress among patients of hypospadias repair in adolescence or adulthood. Methodology: This was a descriptive study (cross-sectional survey), conducted at Outpatient Department of Plastic Surgery Department of Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore. The cases were follow-up patients of hypospadias repair, who were contacted and called up for the purposes of the study. Forty five patients who were known cases of hypospadias who had been diagnosed based upon physical examination at Plastic Surgery OPD were selected for this study. Sampling technique was convenience sampling. Emotional distress or clinically significant symptoms of anxiety and/or depression were assessed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale which is a standardised and validated instrument to measure anxiety and depressive symptoms in medical patients, in urdu translated form. The main outcome variable was frequency of elevated symptoms of emotional distress, which were presented as frequency distribution tables. Results: Out of 45 patients of hypospadias repair, 32 were definite cases of clinically significant anxiety and 19 were definite cases of clinically significant depression. Conclusion: Frequency of emotional distress in these patients is high. Assessment of anxiety and depression in this group of patients should be routine. Clinicians should give due attention to the emotional needs and concerns of patients undergoing hypospadias repair, particularly those who have had repeated surgeries. Keywords: Hypospadias. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Depression.

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