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Relationship between anxiety and quality of life in older mental health patients
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.
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