@article{ref1,
title="Depression among palliative care inpatients in a Songkhla hospital, southern Thailand",
journal="BMJ supportive and palliative care",
year="2014",
author="Vichurangsri, Teeraporn and Sae-Chit, Kallaya and Nilmanat, Kittikorn",
volume="4",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="A46-7",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Depression is common in patients with advanced disease. However depression remains under detected. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study was aimed to describe depression among patients seen by an advanced practice nurse in Songkhla hospital. <br><br>METHODS: Subjects were hospitalized patients who were consulted to a palliative care service. In general, every patient consulted to a palliative care team received a routine first assessment by an advance practice nurse. A routine assessment included demographic data, clinical data and health profiles. The nurse administered two questions screening tool (2Q) for depression screening. &quot;Do you feel depressed?&quot; and &quot;have you lost interest or pleasure or felt boring?&quot; If it was found 'positive result' for depression, further 9Q-nine questions for depression and suicidal minds assessment was applied. Patients' palliative care nursing record were recruited into the study between January 2013 and June 2013. Descriptive statistics were used. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 188 nursing records were reviewed to estimate the incidence of depression. At a screening section, using 2Q short form Depression Screening Questions, 35.1% of the subjects had negative result while 18.6% had positive result or were risky for depression. The rest (46.3%) were not able to assess, because patients were unconsciousness or on ET tube. Those being at risk for depression were further assessed by 9Q. According to the original cut-off point of 9Q,.5 % of those assessed classified as severe depression (9Q>19), and 2.1% were at moderate level of depression (9Q 13-18) and 6.4% were at mild level of depression (9Q 7-12). 9.6% were at the borderline level of depression. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that health professionals should recognize psychological distress among this population by providing an initial screening assessment and preventive intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2045-435X",
doi="10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000654.130",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000654.130"
}