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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Abstract

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-165
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Infection Control
Volume39
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)K08HS018111, L30AI084746

    Keywords

    • Depression
    • anxiety
    • isolation

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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