Encouraging self-management in chronically ill patients with co-morbid symptoms of depression and anxiety: an emergency department study and response

Nicole Hill; Lynette Joubert; Irwin Epstein

doi:10.1080/00981389.2012.737900

Encouraging self-management in chronically ill patients with co-morbid symptoms of depression and anxiety: an emergency department study and response

Soc Work Health Care. 2013;52(2-3):207-21. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2012.737900.

Authors

Nicole Hill¹, Lynette Joubert, Irwin Epstein

Affiliation

¹ Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. hilln@unimelb.edu.au

PMID: 23521385
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2012.737900

Abstract

The complex interrelationship between depressive disorders and chronic disease has significant implications for both chronic disease management and the treatment of depression. In this article, the results of a mixed method, clinical data-mining (CDM) study ( Epstein, 2010 ) were combined with an original survey of Emergency Department staff, to design a program of intervention that targets patients with chronic illness, presenting to an Australian Acute-Care Hospital.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anxiety / epidemiology
Anxiety / psychology*
Chronic Disease / epidemiology
Chronic Disease / psychology*
Comorbidity
Cooperative Behavior
Data Mining
Depression / epidemiology
Depression / psychology*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Self Care / psychology*
Social Welfare
Young Adult