Patients with no anxiety or depression (n=20) | Patients with minimal anxiety or depression as the worst score (n=48) | Patients with mild to moderate anxiety or depression as the worst score (n=27) | Patients with moderately severe to severe anxiety or depression as the worst score (n=5) | |
Did you use the scores from the questionnaires to change your clinical approach to this patient today? (p<0.05)* | Y: 4 (20%) | Y: 3 (6.2%) | Y: 7 (25.9%) | Y: 2 (40%) |
N: 16 (80%) | N: 45 (93.8%) | N: 20 (74.1%) | N: 3 (60%) | |
| N: 20 | N: 48 | N: 27 | N: 5 |
| Y: 0 (0%) | Y: 0 (0%) | Y: 1 (3.7%) | Y: 0 (0%) |
N: 20 | N: 48 | N: 26 (96.3%) | N: 5 | |
| Y: 0 (0%) | Y: 0 (0%) | Y: 1 (3.7%) | Y: 3 (60%) |
N: 20 | N: 48 | N: 26 (96.3%) | N: 2 (40%)† | |
Did you change your communication style with the patient following the scores from the questionnaire? (p<0.001)* | Y: 1 (5%) | Y: 1 (2.1%) | Y: 6 (22.2%) | Y: 4 (80%) |
N: 19 (95%) | N: 47 (97.9%) | N: 21 (77.8%) | N: 1 (20%) |
*Fisher’s exact test p value.
†The two patients with moderately severe to severe anxiety and depression as their worst score who were not referred were already receiving psychological care.