PSYCHOLOGICAL MORBIDITY FOLLOWINGHYSTERECTOMY IN EASTERN INDIANPOPULATION

Anirban Ray, Subrata Das
PARIPEX INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH · 2019 · pp. 1–3 · doi:10.36106/paripex/3400956 · W2995280548
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This study found 64% of post-hysterectomy patients in Eastern India screened positive for psychiatric morbidity, with occupation, operation type, and histopathology predicting its occurrence.

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INTRODUCTION: Hysterectomy is the commonest gynecological operation. It can be associated with psychological morbidity due to multiple factors.Though few studied showed on the contrary. MATERIALS AND METHODS: An observational study was conducted in a tertiary care center in West Bengal where 100 post hysterectomy patients who consented to be recruited, had undergone Bengali version of SRQ-20, and a semi structured questionnaire one month after hysterectomy. RESULT AND ANALYSIS: 64% had screener positive psychiatric morbidity.Occupation of the patient,type of operation and nature of histopathology can predict the occurrence of psychiatric morbidity. CONCLUSION: Post hysterectomy associated with significant psychiatric morbidity. Pre-post or case-control study with longer follow up would render stronger results.

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