Relationship between anxiety and quality of life in older mental health patients

Abstract

AimThis study aims to investigate the impact of anxiety on quality of life (QOL) in older people with mental disorders.MethodForty patients from a district Older Persons Mental Health Service were assessed using the Mini‐International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI‐5). They then completed the brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL‐BREF), Geriatric Anxiety Inventory and Geriatric Depression Scale.ResultsSelf‐reported anxiety was significantly associated with reduced overall QOL on the WHOQOL‐BREF. Anxiety was also associated with the psychological, social and environmental domains of the WHOQOL‐BREF, but not with the physical health domain. Anxiety was correlated with more individual domains of QOL than depression.ConclusionsAnxiety makes a significant contribution to self‐rated QOL in older people with serious mental disorders.

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