AIM: This study aims to investigate the impact of anxiety on quality of life (QOL) in older people with mental disorders. METHOD: Forty patients from a district Older Persons Mental Health Service were assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-5).They then completed the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF),Geriatric Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS: Self-reported anxiety was significantly associated with reduced overall QOL on the WHOQOL-BREF.Anxiety was also associated with the psychological, social and environmental domains of the WHOQOL-BREF, but not with the physical health domain. Anxiety was correlated with more individual domains of QOL than depression. CONCLUSIONS: Anxiety makes a significant contribution to self-rated QOL in older people with serious mental disorders.
AIM: This study aims to investigate the impact of anxiety on quality of life (QOL) in older people with mental disorders. METHOD: Forty patients from a district Older Persons Mental Health Service were assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-5).They then completed the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF),Geriatric Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Depression Scale. RESULTS: Self-reported anxiety was significantly associated with reduced overall QOL on the WHOQOL-BREF.Anxiety was also associated with the psychological, social and environmental domains of the WHOQOL-BREF, but not with the physical health domain. Anxiety was correlated with more individual domains of QOL than depression. CONCLUSIONS:Anxiety makes a significant contribution to self-rated QOL in older people with serious mental disorders.
Authors: Oscar Ribeiro; Laetitia Teixeira; Lia Araújo; Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Maria João Forjaz Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-12-04 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Berta Ausín; Manuel Muñoz; Miguel Ángel Castellanos; Sara García Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-03-15 Impact factor: 3.390