Psychological Distress as a Barrier to Preventive Care in Community-Dwelling Elderly in the United States
Medical CarePublished 13 January 2006
Joshua M. Thorpe, Carolyn T. Kalinowski, Mark E. Patterson, Betsy Sleath
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Elderly reporting psychologic distress were less likely to adhere to some, but not all, recommended preventive care guidelines, and adherence to recommended preventive-care guidelines may be improved, indirectly, by improving recognition and treatment of emotional health problems in the elderly.
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Elderly reporting psychologic distress were less likely to adhere to some, but not all, recommended preventive care guidelines. These results suggest that adherence to recommended preventive care guidelines may be improved, indirectly, by improving recognition and treatment of emotional health problems in the elderly.
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