TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between depression and contact precautions in veterans at hospital admission
AU - Day, Hannah R.
AU - Morgan, Daniel J.
AU - Himelhoch, Seth
AU - Young, Atlisa
AU - Perencevich, Eli N.
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Depression
KW - anxiety
KW - isolation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.024
DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 21356434
AN - SCOPUS:79952286368
SN - 0196-6553
VL - 39
SP - 163
EP - 165
JO - American Journal of Infection Control
JF - American Journal of Infection Control
IS - 2
ER -
