Anxiety, depression, and symptom experience in concussed children and youth
| Autor: | Michael Vassilyadi, Ivan Terekhov, Gail Macartney, Kristian Goulet, Michelle Woodfield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Anxiety depression Psychological intervention Anxiety Pediatrics 03 medical and health sciences Concussion Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale medicine Humans Child Depression (differential diagnoses) Brain Concussion media_common Retrospective Studies 030504 nursing business.industry Depression medicine.disease Anxiety Disorders Feeling Physical therapy Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science business Anxiety disorder |
| Zdroj: | Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPNREFERENCES. 26(1) |
| ISSN: | 1744-6155 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE To describe and explore the relationship between baseline anxiety, depression and symptom experience in children and youth assessed at a concussion clinic. DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective chart review of concussed children and youth referred to a pediatric teaching hospital concussion clinic over a 15-month period was completed. Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KAD-6), General Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and the Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory (PCSI) scores were extracted. RESULTS A total of 155 patients were included. The most common symptoms (PCSI) at baseline were headache, fatigue, and feelings of head pressure. Symptoms were rated as mild to moderate in intensity. Overall, mean depression and anxiety scores were low. The mean anxiety scores, as measured by the GAD-7 (n = 108), was 7.4 (range, 0-24). The mean depression score, as measured by the KAD-6 (n = 94), was 4.7 (range, 0-18). A statistically significant, moderate positive correlation between PCSI scores with KAD-6 scores for male (r = .64, p |
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