Aayushi International Interdisciplinary Research Journal (AIIRJ) UGC Approved Sr.No.64259 Vol - V Issue-IV APRIL 2018 ISSN 2349-638x Impact Factor 4.574 Email id’s:- aiirjpramod@gmail.com,aayushijournal@gmail.com I Mob.08999250451 website :- www.aiirjournal.com l UGC Approved Sr.No.64259 Page No.225 A Pilot Study Examining The Mental Health Of Diabetic And Hypertension Patients Dr. Sinku Kumar Singh; Swami Ramanad Teerth Marathwada University Nanded(MS) Abstract The present study assessed the Mental Health of Diabetic and Hypertension Patients. For measure the mental health of the study Mental Health Inventory(MHI-38)prepared by Davies AR, Sherbourne CD, Peterson JR and Ware JE (1998) was used. Six categories of mental health namely Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Control, General Positive Affect, Emotional Ties and Life Satisfaction were comprised. The sample consisted of 20 Diabetic and 20 Hypertension Patients were selected for the study. The result reveals that insignificant difference of mental health was found between Diabetic and Hypertension Patients . In order to find out the differences of six sub scales of mental health between Diabetic and Hypertension Patients ; t-ratio was computed for each category separately. The result reveals that significant differences were found in Emotional Control (t=<.05) General Positive Affect (t=<.05) and Anxiety (t=<.05) between Diabetic and Hypertension Patients . However, insignificant differences were found in depression, life satisfaction (t=0.56) and Emotional Ties (t=0.9) between Diabetic and Hypertension Patients . Introduction: Mental health as a state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities, function in society and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life (Wikipedia, 2010). Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity defines the Constitution of the World Health Organization. diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. Mental health problems including depression and anxiety have high prevalence worldwide (World Health Organization WHO,2016). Diabetes occurs when the body due to the absence of insulin production or the cells does not adequately use the insulin . The co-occurrence and the impact of psychological and psychosocial issues on physical illness, particularly diabetes and HTN, are challenging in diagnosis and management (Mrinmoy,et.al.2015). In addition , Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated (Naish, et.al. 2014). There is a scarcity of research reports on mental health of diabetics and hypertension patients and require a very extensive effort. The effort made by the investigator, can prove very useful for reduce psychological problems and improve mental health. Methods Data was collected individually through questionnaires from the 20 diabetic and 20 Hypertension patients from Nanded (MS), The data was checked for accuracy and completeness and was coded and putup into the SPSS Descriptive statistics for all studied variables, percentage mean, standard deviation and t-ratio were considered statistically technique and the level of significant was set-up at 0.05 level. For measure the mental health of the sample , The Mental Health Inventory (MHI-38) prepared by Davies AR, Sherbourne CD, Peterson JR and Ware JE (1998) was used. All of the 38 MHI items, except two, are scored on a six- point scale (range 1-6). Items 9 and 28 are the exception, each scored on a five-point scale (range 1-5). The pre-coded values of each item are shown on the copy of the instrument on the preceding pages. Only six categories of mental health namely Anxiety, Depression, Emotional Control, General Positive Affect, Emotional Ties and Life Satisfaction were comprised. The personal data sheet was used to collect personal