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- Clinical Trial NCT04702711
Experiences of Anger in Patients in Primary Health Care With Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety
Experiences of Anger in Patients in Primary Health Care With Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety - a Qualitative Study From the Perspective of Patients and Health Care Professionals
Symptoms of generalized anxiety is common in the general population and is often treated in primary health care. Anger is an emotion that can lead to interpersonal problems but can also be an agent for justice and change. Previous research has shown a link between generalized anxiety and anger but there is a lack of qualitative research investigating how individuals with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience anger.
The aim of this research study is to increase knowledge about how anger is experienced in adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety and about the experiences of health care professionals working with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Symptoms of generalized anxiety is common in the general population and is often treated in primary health care. The core of the diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is excessive long-term worry that is difficult to control and concerns a number of events or activities. In this study we use the term "symptoms of generalized anxiety" by which we refer to these symptoms, regardless of whether the patient has a clinically established diagnosis of GAD or not.
Anger is an emotion that can lead to interpersonal problems but can also be an agent for justice and change. Previous research has shown a link between generalized anxiety and anger but there is a lack of qualitative research on how individuals with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience anger.
The aim of this research study is to increase knowledge about how anger is experienced in adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety and about the experiences of health care professionals working with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety.
The study has the following research questions:
- How do adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience their own anger?
- How do health care professionals experience anger in patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety?
- How do health care professionals experience attitudes towards and treatment of adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety in primary health care with special focus on the patients' anger?
Patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety and health care professionals at primary health care centers are interviewed (se section on eligibility). The goal is to include 15-20 patients and 15-20 health care professionals. A questionnaire with background questions is completed and the interviews follow an interview guide. The background questionnaire and interview guide differ between patients and health care professionals. The interviews are audio recorded and transcribed into text. The data is analyzed using thematic analysis according to the guidelines given by Braun and Clarke (2006; 2013).
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Viktor Carlsson, Phd
- Phone Number: +46720831953
- Email: viktor.carlsson@kronoberg.se
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Karin Pernebo, Phd
- Phone Number: +46709844427
- Email: karin.pernebo@kronoberg.se
Study Locations
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Växjö, Sweden
- Recruiting
- Region Kronoberg
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Contact:
- Viktor Carlsson, Phd
- Phone Number: +46720831953
- Email: viktor.carlsson@kronoberg.se
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
The study has two populations:
- Patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety in primary health care.
- Health care professionals working in primary health care who come into contact with or treat patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
Description
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
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety in primary health care
Patients (18 years or older) with symptoms of generalized anxiety at a primary health care center.
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No intervention
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Health care professionals
Health care professionals working with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety in a primary health care center.
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No intervention
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Patients' experiences of anger
Time Frame: Up to 6 months after enrollment
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Qualitative interview with adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
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Up to 6 months after enrollment
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Health care professionals' experiences of anger in adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
Time Frame: Up to 6 months after enrollment
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Qualitative interview with health care professionals
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Up to 6 months after enrollment
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Health care professionals' experiences of attitudes towards and treatment of adult patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety
Time Frame: Up to 6 months after enrollment
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Qualitative interview with health care professionals
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Up to 6 months after enrollment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Study Director: Viktor Carlsson, Phd, Regional Department of Competence in Family Medicine and Primary Health Care, Region Kronoberg
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 20RGK1676
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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