Health professionals' detection of depression and anxiety in their patients with diabetes: the influence of patient, illness and psychological factors

Poulsen, Kellee M., Pachana, Nancy A., and McDermott, Brett M. (2014) Health professionals' detection of depression and anxiety in their patients with diabetes: the influence of patient, illness and psychological factors. Journal of Health Psychology, 19 (12). pp. 1-10.

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Abstract

This study examines how often depression and anxiety, in patients with diabetes, are detected by health professionals; and whether detection is influenced by patient characteristics (age, gender), illness factors (duration of illness,diabetes control), and self-reported levels of depression and anxiety. Prevalence rates of clinically significant depression and anxiety were high (57% and 36%,respectively); however, of those identified, only 44 and 36 per cent,respectively, were detected by staff as depressed or anxious. The only significant predictors of detection were severity of depressive and anxious symptoms. Patient and illness characteristics did not influence whether professionals identified emotional problems in their patients.

Item ID: 44530
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1461-7277
Date Deposited: 20 Jul 2016 00:04
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences > 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified @ 50%
17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology @ 50%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920111 Nervous System and Disorders @ 50%
92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920104 Diabetes @ 50%
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