Experiences of Anger in Patients in Primary Health Care With Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety

Launched by KRONOBERG COUNTY COUNCIL · Jan 8, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring how patients with generalized anxiety experience feelings of anger, and it also looks at how health care professionals respond to these patients. Generalized anxiety is a common condition that can cause excessive worry and tension. The study aims to gather insights from adult patients who experience significant anxiety symptoms, as well as from health care workers who treat these patients. By understanding how anger affects these individuals, the researchers hope to improve care and support for people dealing with anxiety.

If you or someone you know has symptoms of generalized anxiety and is between the ages of 65 and 74, you might be eligible to participate. Participants should be able to communicate in Swedish and should not be in a crisis or have severe psychiatric issues. If you choose to join, you can expect to answer some questionnaires and participate in interviews about your experiences with anxiety and anger. This study is currently recruiting participants, so it’s an opportunity to contribute to important research that could benefit others in similar situations.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• • Patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 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.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 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