Cultural Expression of Anxiety Symptoms in Kannada Language: A Qualitative Study
- Title
- Cultural Expression of Anxiety Symptoms in Kannada Language: A Qualitative Study
- Creator
- Sowmya H.R.; Ghani S.; Sreedaran P.; Sahu M.K.; Mysore A.; Sharan P.
- Description
- Background: In anxiety disorders, culture is important in symptom presentation and help-seeking. Most tools for anxiety disorders are not validated in India and thus might not capture culture-specific aspects of anxiety. This study aims to identify and generate culturally specific terms to describe symptoms of anxiety as part of the development of the Kannada version of the Panic and Anxiety National Indian Questionnaire (PANIQ). The PANIQ is a tool under development to identify anxiety and panic in Indian settings. Methods: This study used qualitative methods like focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth interviews (IDIs) to identify and generate items related to anxiety and panic in Kannada from stakeholders like individuals with anxiety disorders, their caregivers, healthcare workers, and mental health professionals who treat individuals with anxiety and panic disorders. Five FGDs (n = 28), one triad (n = 3), and 34 IDIs (n = 34) were conducted. Results: The mean age of the participants was 38.9 (standard deviation: 12.28) years; 57.1% were from rural areas. We generated 615 Kannada items. These were classified into 21 domains and facets. Items in domains like Somatic symptoms, Fear, and Impairment in day-to-day life were higher than those noted in existing tools for anxiety that focus more on cognitive symptoms of anxiety. Conclusions: This study generated culturally specific items of anxiety through a qualitative process of tool development incorporating subjective experiences of persons with anxiety disorders and other stakeholders. This is among the first steps toward the development of PANIQ. 2022 The Author(s).
- Source
- Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol-45, No. 5, pp. 496-502.
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Subject
- Anxiety; Culture; Culture-specific tool; Qualitative; Tool development
- Coverage
- Sowmya H.R., St. Johns Research Institute, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Ghani S., Christ University, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Sreedaran P., Dept. of Psychiatry, St. Johns Medical Hospital, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Sahu M.K., Dept. of Psychiatry, Pt. J.N.M. Medical College, Karnataka, Raipur, India; Mysore A., Dept. of Psychiatry, St. Johns Medical Hospital, Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Sharan P., Dept. of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 2537176
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Sowmya H.R.; Ghani S.; Sreedaran P.; Sahu M.K.; Mysore A.; Sharan P., “Cultural Expression of Anxiety Symptoms in Kannada Language: A Qualitative Study,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed April 21, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14092.