Experiences of Anger in Patients in Primary Health Care With Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety - a Qualitative Study From the Perspective of Patients and Health Care Professionals
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patients' experiences of anger
研究概览
简要总结
Symptoms of generalized anxiety is common in the general population and is often treated in primary health care. Anger is an emotion that can lead to interpersonal problems but can also be an agent for justice and change. Previous research has shown a link between generalized anxiety and anger but there is a lack of qualitative research investigating how individuals with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience anger.
The aim of this research study is to increase knowledge about how anger is experienced in adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety and about the experiences of health care professionals working with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety.
详细描述
Symptoms of generalized anxiety is common in the general population and is often treated in primary health care. The core of the diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive long-term worry that is difficult to control and concerns a number of events or activities. In this study we use the term "symptoms of generalized anxiety" by which we refer to these symptoms, regardless of whether the patient has a clinically established diagnosis of GAD or not.
Anger is an emotion that can lead to interpersonal problems but can also be an agent for justice and change. Previous research has shown a link between generalized anxiety and anger but there is a lack of qualitative research on how individuals with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience anger.
The aim of this research study is to increase knowledge about how anger is experienced in adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety and about the experiences of health care professionals working with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety.
The study has the following research questions:
- How do adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience their own anger?
- How do health care professionals experience anger in patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety?
- How do health care professionals experience attitudes towards and treatment of adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety in primary health care with special focus on the patients' anger?
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Ecologic Or Community
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Clinically significant level of symptoms of generalized anxiety which is confirmed by a self-rated diagnose of GAD on the questionnaire GAD-Q-IV (Newman et al., 2002; Moore et al., 2014). The questions of the GAD-Q-IV correspond to the A, B, C and D criteria of GAD in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5).
- •Sufficient knowledge in Swedish to be able to answer questionnaires and take part in an interview.
- •If the patient receives any medical or psychological treatment for generalized anxiety this should be recently started and/or not yet have led to any notable decrease of symptoms. In the case of pharmacological treatment this should not be associated with more extensive psychological side-effects.
排除标准
- •Severe psychiatric difficulties where the patient needs specialized psychiatric care
- •Known brain-injury or symptoms of dementia
- •The patient is in an acute crisis
- •Obvious alcohol or substance abuse
- •Health care professionals
- •Inclusion Criteria:
- •Have a health care profession and work at a primary health care center.
- •Current working experience of at least one year at a primary health care center which included contact with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
- •Exclusion Criteria:
- •Being at the primary health care center in the role of an external student
结局指标
主要结局
Patients' experiences of anger
时间窗: Up to 6 months after enrollment
Qualitative interview with adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
Health care professionals' experiences of anger in adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
时间窗: Up to 6 months after enrollment
Qualitative interview with health care professionals
Health care professionals' experiences of attitudes towards and treatment of adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
时间窗: Up to 6 months after enrollment
Qualitative interview with health care professionals
次要结局
未报告次要终点