Journal of psychosomatic research
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We evaluated the internal consistency and psychometric properties of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) for screening of major depressive episodes (MDE) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing rehabilitation. ⋯ In CAD patients undergoing rehabilitation, the HADS and BDI-II had high internal consistency. Screening for MDE at optimal cut-off values the BDI-II was slightly superior when compared to the HADS. Positive predictive values for the BDI-II and for the HADS were low indicating that a large proportion of patients with positive screening results did not meet criteria for MDE.
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Motor subtypes have promise as a means of identifying clinically relevant delirium subgroups. Little is known about their relationship to etiologies, medication exposure, and outcomes. ⋯ Motor profile in delirium is relatively consistent over episode course and relates more closely to delirium phenomenology than to etiology or medication exposure. Motor subtypes have comparable disturbance of key diagnostic features such as cognitive and thought process abnormalities. Although mixed subtype is the most phenomenologically intense, hypoactives have the poorest prognosis.
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This paper examines the prevalence and severity of comorbid pain, insomnia, and depression in a population sample of older adults with osteoarthritis (OA), and assesses characteristics distinguishing participants from non-participants in a randomized clinical trial to improve pain and sleep. ⋯ Participation in a group-format behavioral intervention for pain and insomnia was not related to participant clinical characteristics, but only to factors associated with ability to attend a daytime class (age and retirement status). We conclude that population-based recruitment yielded randomized trial participants who are clinically generalizable to the population of OA patients with significant pain and insomnia.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Comparative efficacy study of haloperidol, olanzapine and risperidone in delirium.
The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy and safety of second-generation antipsychotics olanzapine and risperidone vs. haloperidol in patients of delirium admitted to medical and surgical wards. ⋯ Risperidone and olanzapine are as efficacious as haloperidol in the treatment of delirium.