The relationship between subjective perception and the psychological effects of patients in spatial isolation

2017/08/10 by Ibert, Fabienne, Eckstein, Monika, Günther, Frank +1
Medicine · #610 Medical sciences #Angststörung #Isolierungsmaßnahmen #Krankenhaushygiene #Medicine #anxiety #infection control #psychological effects #psychologische Effekte #spatial isolation

paper · doi:10.3205/dgkh000296

Abstract

Background: Spatial isolation is a common infection control measure, but negative psychological effects are often neglected. We investigated which factors influence the perception of single room isolated patients. Methods: In the present correlative cross-sectional study, 32 isolated patients have been interviewed within three departments of the Heidelberg University Hospital, one of Germany’s largest hospitals. The following questionnaires were used: 10-Item Big Five Inventory (BFI-10), Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and a self-developed questionnaire to evaluate the individual experience of isolation. Data were analysed using correlation and regression analysis. Results: A significant positive correlation was found between the isolation period and anxiety (r=.42, p

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