Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical centre

H R Day; E N Perencevich; A D Harris; S S Himelhoch; C H Brown; A L Gruber-Baldini; E Dotter; D J Morgan

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.026

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Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical centre

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Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical centre

H R Day, E N Perencevich, A D Harris, S S Himelhoch, C H Brown, A L Gruber-Baldini, E Dotter and D J Morgan

Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.79(2), pp.103-107

06/13/2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.026

PMCID: PMC3331706

PMID: 21664000

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Abstract

Contact precautions, used to reduce the transmission of infectious diseases, include the wearing of gowns and gloves for room entry. Previous small studies have shown an association between contact precautions and increased symptoms of depression and anxiety. A retrospective cohort of all patients admitted to a tertiary care centre over two years was studied to assess the relationship between contact precautions and depression or anxiety. During the two-year period, there were 70 275 admissions including 28 564 unique non-intensive-care-unit (ICU), non-psychiatric admissions. After adjusting for potential confounders, contact precautions were associated with depression [odds ratio (OR) 1.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2–1.5] but not with anxiety (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7–1.1) in the non-ICU population. Depression was 40% more prevalent among general inpatients on contact precautions.

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Title: Subtitle: Do contact precautions cause depression? A two-year study at a tertiary care medical centre
Creators: H R Day - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
E N Perencevich - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA
A D Harris - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
S S Himelhoch - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
C H Brown
A L Gruber-Baldini - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
E Dotter - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
D J Morgan - University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of Hospital Infection, Vol.79(2), pp.103-107
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.026
PMID: 21664000
PMCID: PMC3331706
NLM abbreviation: J Hosp Infect
ISSN: 0195-6701
eISSN: 1532-2939
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 06/13/2011
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9983779296702771

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