Abstract
Introduction: In Malaysia, the prevalence of mental health problem for adult and child are 29.2% and 12.1%, respectively. Many factors trigger the occurrence of the problem, including the global COVID-19 pandemic which has a substantial impact on the increase in prevalence of psychiatric patients.
Objectives: To study the sociodemographic profiles of patients attending psychiatric departments in government hospitals in Malaysia.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2021. Data from psychiatric patients attended government psychiatric departments from 2018 through 2021 were retrieved from data house. Data were deanonymized before analysis.
Results: A total of 14,385 patients were identified, of which 12,154 (84.5%) were male and 2,231 (15.5%) were female. Participants mean age was 36.75 years old (SD 12.38). Majority of the patients had secondary education (42.5%), whereas a significant percentage of the patients had no formal education (29.3%). Many were unemployed (36.0%) and a large number of patients (44.9%) started to substance abuse in the teenage years. The most common reasons for initiation of substance abuse were peer pressure, joy seeking and relaxation. The mean number of attended appointments in a year is 3.33 times (SD 3.40) ranging from 0 to 56. Conclusions: The increase admission to psychiatric departments among educated society and large proportion of teenagers-initiated drug abuse are a great concern and inquires immediate preventive measures and quality of life improvement to individuals, families and the society.
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@proceedings{APCPH2022-P-125,
title = {Trends on sociodemographic Profiles of Patients Attending Psychiatric clinics in State Government Hospitals in Malaysia before and during COVID-19 Pandemic},
author = {Nur Hasnah Ma'amor and Nor Asiah Muhamad and Norliza Chemi and Fatin Norhasny Leman and Izzah Athirah Rosli and S Asmaliza Ismail and Norni Abdullah and Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan},
url = {https://apcph.cphm.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/APCPH2022-P-125.pdf},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-08-02},
urldate = {2022-08-02},
issue = {7},
abstract = {Introduction: In Malaysia, the prevalence of mental health problem for adult and child are 29.2% and 12.1%, respectively. Many factors trigger the occurrence of the problem, including the global COVID-19 pandemic which has a substantial impact on the increase in prevalence of psychiatric patients.
Objectives: To study the sociodemographic profiles of patients attending psychiatric departments in government hospitals in Malaysia.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2021. Data from psychiatric patients attended government psychiatric departments from 2018 through 2021 were retrieved from data house. Data were deanonymized before analysis.
Results: A total of 14,385 patients were identified, of which 12,154 (84.5%) were male and 2,231 (15.5%) were female. Participants mean age was 36.75 years old (SD 12.38). Majority of the patients had secondary education (42.5%), whereas a significant percentage of the patients had no formal education (29.3%). Many were unemployed (36.0%) and a large number of patients (44.9%) started to substance abuse in the teenage years. The most common reasons for initiation of substance abuse were peer pressure, joy seeking and relaxation. The mean number of attended appointments in a year is 3.33 times (SD 3.40) ranging from 0 to 56. Conclusions: The increase admission to psychiatric departments among educated society and large proportion of teenagers-initiated drug abuse are a great concern and inquires immediate preventive measures and quality of life improvement to individuals, families and the society.},
howpublished = {published online at https://apcph.cphm.my},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Sector for Evidence-based healthcare, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Psychiatry, Kajang Hospital, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia; Office of the Manager, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Psychiatry, Klang Hospital, Ministry of Health, Selangor, Malaysia, Clinical Research Centre, Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kedah, Malaysia},
keywords = {Covid-19, psychiatric illnesses, substance abuse},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}