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. 2011 Mar;39(2):163-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.06.024.

Association between depression and contact precautions in veterans at hospital admission

Hannah R Day  1 , Daniel J Morgan, Seth Himelhoch, Atlisa Young, Eli N Perencevich
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Association between depression and contact precautions in veterans at hospital admission

Hannah R Day et al. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Mar.

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.

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