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| The impact of depression and anxiety on well being, disability and use of health care services in nursing home patients | | Author(s) | Martin Smalbrugge, Anne Margriet Pot, Lineke Jongenelis |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 4, April 2006 |
| Pages | pp 325-332 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Anxiety ; Well being ; Physical disabilities ; Health services ; Usage [services] ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Among nursing home patients, depression and/or anxiety have a strong negative impact on well being, as reported in this study population of 350 nursing home patients from 14 nursing homes in the Netherlands. The study was based on data collected in the Amsterdam / Groningen Elderly Depression (AGED) study. Presence of depression and/or anxiety was associated with significantly less well-being, but not with more disability. Presence of depression and/or anxiety was also significantly associated with four of the seven indicators of health care service use measured in this study: less assistance in activities of daily living (ADLs); more consultation of medical specialists; a higher mean number of medications; and more use of antidepressants. Future studies should focus on interventions for improving the detection, diagnosis and treatment of depression and/or anxiety in the nursing home. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060609204 A |
| Classmark | ENR: ENP: D:F:5HH: BN: L: QLD: KX: LHB: 76H |
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