Research Article

Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Its Relationship with Dental Anxiety among Pregnant Women in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Table 2

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD): distribution of items’ responses of pregnant women.

GAD questionnaire itemsMean ± SDNot at all sureSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day

Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge0.98 ± 0.93260 (33.3)361 (46.3)72 (9.2)87 (11.2)
Not being able to stop or control worrying0.85 ± 0.92328 (42.1)317 (40.6)62 (7.9)73 (9.4)
Worrying too much about different things1.16 ± 0.98198 (25.4)380 (48.7)79 (10.1)123 (15.8)
Trouble relaxing1.12 ± 0.99227 (29.1)341 (43.7)100 (12.8)112 (14.4)
Being so restless that it is hard to sit still0.94 ± 0.92283 (36.3)338 (43.3)83 (10.6)76 (9.7)
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable1.31 ± 1.02162 (20.8)375 (48.1)80 (10.3)163 (20.9)
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen1.17 ± 1.05226 (29)346 (44.4)61 (7.8)147 (18.8)