The prevalence of anxiety among older adults in nursing homes and other residential aged care facilities: A systematic review

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 555-566

  Creighton, Alexandra S ^a   Davison, Tanya E ^a   Kissane, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

aged care; anxiety; elders; long term care; nursing home; older adults; prevalence; residential care

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; NURSING HOME; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84947983447     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4378     Document Type: Review

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