A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Mental Health among Patients Suffering from Dengue in Pakistani Tertiary Care Hospitals

Table 5

Association of pain intensity in dengue patients with Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale 21.

	Level of pain		^b	Mean difference^a	Level of significance (2 tailed)^a	95% confidence interval
						Lower	Upper
Stress	Mild or no pain	Moderate		-1.34	0.39	-3.77	1.08
		Severe		-2.37	0.05	-4.70	-0.04
	Moderate	Mild or no pain		1.34	0.39	-1.08	3.77
		Severe		-1.03	0.30	-2.66	0.60
	Severe	Mild or no pain		2.37	0.05	0.04	4.70
		Moderate		1.03	0.30	-0.60	2.66
Anxiety	Mild or no pain	Moderate		-2.09	0.31	-5.45	1.27
		Severe		-1.84	0.15	-4.17	0.49
	Moderate	Mild or no pain		2.09	0.31	-1.27	5.45
		Severe		0.25	0.98	-2.45	2.94
	Severe	Mild or no pain		1.84	0.15	-0.49	4.17
		Moderate		-0.25	0.98	-2.94	2.45
Depression	Mild or no pain	Moderate		0.77	0.48	-0.79	2.33
		Severe		1.55	0.54	-1.92	5.02
	Moderate	Mild or no pain		-0.77	0.48	-2.33	0.79
		Severe		0.78	0.84	-2.55	4.12
	Severe	Mild or no pain		-1.55	0.54	-5.02	1.92
		Moderate		-0.78	0.84	-4.12	2.55

^a-test. ^bANOVA. SD = standard deviation. Note: -test and ANOVA were applied to find the association between the level of pain in dengue patients and depression, anxiety, and stress in them.