A study on the occurrence of depression and its possible relationship with pre hypertension and BMI among paramedical students: A scientific insight

Dr. Ganesh M; Dr. S.Abeetha; Dr.S.Brinda; Dr.Sureka V; Dr.S.A.Sridevi

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

A study on the occurrence of depression and its possible relationship with pre hypertension and BMI among paramedical students: A scientific insight

Dr. Ganesh M, Dr. S. Abeetha, Dr. S. Brinda, Dr. Sureka V, Dr. S. A. Sridevi

Abstract :

The increasing academic stress and parental expectations on adolescents is one of the major reasons for students developing depression. Objective: To identify the students at risk, to give them the necessary counselling and appropriate guidance, as adolescence is the right time to check the developing depression, although adolescent obesity is one of the prevalent disorders all over the world, there are only a few studies which have examined the prevalence of adolescent overweight and its psychological consequences. Materials and Methods: The study was done among 47 paramedical(nursing) students at ACS medical college and hospital, Chennai, India. This was a self report study using a questionnaire. The data was collected and analyzed statistically. Results: The study shows that 70% of overweight/Obese students were found to be probably depressed when compared to 16 underweight students out of whom only 3 had the KADS scale of Depression. Similarly, only the pre hypertensives were found to be depressed when compared to the normotensive individuals. Conclusion: The issue of depression among this age group whose BMI is found to be high as well as whose BP tend to be higher than the normal poses serious threat on the health of the individuals in future.