Goweda Reda A, Hassan-Hussein Abdurahman
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU.
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, EGY.
Cureus. 2024 Nov 20;16(11):e74075. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74075. eCollection 2024 Nov.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is defined as excessive worry that occurs on most days for at least six months, causes significant distress or impairment, and is associated with increased use of health services.
A cross‑sectional study was carried out among physicians working in Saudi Arabia through an online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of a sociodemographic part and the validated Arabic version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder‑7 (GAD‑7) questionnaire.
The study included 110 physicians, 63 (57.3%) of whom were women with a mean age of 36.9 ± 10.0 years. Men represented 47 (42.7%) of the participants. The majority of the participants were non-Saudi (80, 72.7%). According to their scores on the GAD-7, 40 (36.4%) participants had no anxiety, 35 (31.8%) had mild anxiety, 25 (22.7%) had moderate anxiety, and 10 (9.1%) had severe anxiety. A score of 10 on the GAD-7 represented a reasonable cutoff point for identifying cases of anxiety. Accordingly, we found that 35 (31.8%) of the participating physicians had anxiety.
Physicians working in Saudi Arabia showed a significant rate of general anxiety disorder. Early detection, health education, and treatment are recommended.
广泛性焦虑障碍（GAD）被定义为在大多数日子里持续至少六个月的过度担忧，会导致显著的痛苦或功能损害，并与医疗服务使用增加有关。
通过在线问卷对在沙特阿拉伯工作的医生进行了一项横断面研究。问卷包括社会人口学部分和经过验证的阿拉伯语版广泛性焦虑障碍-7（GAD-7）问卷。
该研究纳入了110名医生，其中63名（57.3%）为女性，平均年龄为36.9±10.0岁。男性占参与者的47名（42.7%）。大多数参与者是非沙特人（80名，72.7%）。根据他们在GAD-7上的得分，40名（36.4%）参与者没有焦虑，35名（31.8%）有轻度焦虑，25名（22.7%）有中度焦虑，10名（9.1%）有重度焦虑。GAD-7得分为10代表识别焦虑病例的合理临界值。因此，我们发现35名（31.8%）参与研究的医生有焦虑。
在沙特阿拉伯工作的医生中广泛性焦虑障碍的发生率较高。建议进行早期检测、健康教育和治疗。
