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| Changes in anxiety and depression levels among geriatric patients during the first six weeks of admission | | Author(s) | Kathryn S Rose, Harvinder S Tagger, Catherine Frankenburg |
| Journal title | PSIGE Newsletter, no 86, April 2004 |
| Publisher | Psychologists' Special Interest Group in Elderly People - PSIGE, British Psychological Society, April 2004 |
| Pages | pp 11-16 |
| Source | http://www.psige.org.uk |
| Keywords | Anxiety ; Depression ; Screening ; Rehabilitation ; Admission [hospitals] ; Longitudinal surveys. |
| Annotation | The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond and Smith, 1983) was verbally administered to 48 patients on four occasions over a 6-week period. Barthel Index scores were obtained for all patients at admission and at the end of their contribution to the study. Results showed significant improvements in the level of physical ability from admission to the end. There were no overall great changes in anxiety and depression levels. However, there was a significant decrease in anxiety scores for 10 patients with a high anxiety level at admission. The study also compared anxiety and depression levels between patients who completed all four assessments and those who were discharged within six weeks of admission. No significant differences were found. The study concludes that 'possible' or 'probable' levels of anxiety on admission may indicate a reaction to the new environment rather than a clinical disorder. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040513203 A |
| Classmark | ENP: ENR: 3V: LM: LD:QKH: 3J |
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