Association between depression and contact precautions in veterans at hospital admission

Hannah R. Day; Daniel J. Morgan; Seth Himelhoch; Atlisa Young; Eli N. Perencevich

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.024

Association between depression and contact precautions in veterans at hospital admission

Hannah R. Day, Daniel J. Morgan, Seth Himelhoch, Atlisa Young, Eli N. Perencevich

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Contact Precautions (CP) have been associated with depression and anxiety. We enrolled 103 patients on admission to a VA hospital and administered the Hospital Depression and Anxiety Scale (HADS). The mean unadjusted HADS score was 10% higher in patients on CP (14.3 vs 13.0; P = .47), and the association was stronger after adjusting for other variables (mean difference, 2.2; P = .21). Although underpowered, in the largest study to date, patients on CP tended toward more depression and anxiety.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	163-165
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.024
State	Published - Mar 2011

Keywords

Depression
anxiety
isolation

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Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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