Abstract

Abstract


Objective: To assess and compare mental health of cardiac patients with disease-free individuals.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at the Combined Military Hospital, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, from August to December 2016, and comprised cardiac patients in group A and healthy controls in group B. Data was collected using mental health inventory, a 38-item tool to measure general psychological distress and well-being. Cardiac patients\\\' mental health was compared with illness-free individuals by applying descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. SPSS 21 was used for data analysis.
Results: Of the 80 participants, 40(50%) were patients and the rest were controls. The mean mental health inventory score in group B was 150.72±19.94 compared to 140.35±22.83in group A (p