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| Symptoms of psychological distress among older adults in Canadian long-term care centres | | Author(s) | P Voyer, R Verreault, P Cappeliez |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 6, November 2005 |
| Pages | pp 542-554 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Stress ; Symptoms ; Quality of life ; Residents [care homes] ; Long term ; Cross sectional surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Psychological distress can lead to negative consequences affecting the quality of life of older people living in long-term care centres. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of symptoms of psychological distress and their associated factors among these residents. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 1,999 long-term care residents aged 65+ living in 28 long-term care facilities in the Quebec City area. 911 people (45.6%) displayed at least one symptom of psychological distress one or more times in the week preceding data collection. 22% were identified as psychologically distressed. Multivariate analysis indicated that psychological distress was associated with disruptive behaviours and benzodiazepine use in women residents, and with insomnia in men residents. When clinicians screen for mental health disorders, they should take into consideration that symptoms of insomnia or disruptive behaviours may mask psychological distress. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060202241 A |
| Classmark | ENR: QNH: CT: F:59: KX: 4Q: 3KB: 7S |
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