DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS AND THEIR EFFECT UPON THE SELF- EFFICACY IN DENGUE PATIENTS

Abstract

Objective: To explore the correlation of self-efficacy with depression, anxiety
and stress in dengue patients.
Methodology: For this purpose a sample of 200 dengue patients (men = 132,
women = 68) was employed from two different hospitals of Lahore by using
purposive sampling technique of collect data. In order to measure self-effi-cacy of dengue patients General Self Efficacy Scale, and Depression, Anxiety
and Stress Scale (DASS) was used to assess depression, anxiety and stress of
dengue patients. Correlation and simple regression statistical techniques were
used for data analyses.
Results: Results depicted that self-efficacy has significant negative relation -ship with depression (r = -.42, p< .01), anxiety (r = -.49, p< .01) and stress (r
= -.42, p< .01) in dengue patients. Regression coefficients of depression (β =
-.32), anxiety (β = -.24) stress (β = -.14) and overall combine effect of DASS (β
= -.45) have negatively predicted self-efficacy of dengue patients.
Conclusion: Self-efficacy has negative correlation with depression, anxiety
and stress in dengue patients. Self-efficacy cannot be obtained in the pres-ence of depression, anxiety and stress. These negative states (DASS) weaken
self-efficacy of an individual.