Experiences of Anger in Patients in Primary Health Care With Symptoms of Generalized Anxiety

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-19

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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:

1. How do adult patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety experience their own anger?
2. How do health care professionals experience anger in patients in primary health care with symptoms of generalized anxiety?
3. 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).

Conditions

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Generalized Anxiety Anger Primary Health Care

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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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.

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Health care professionals

Health care professionals working with patients with symptoms of generalized anxiety in a primary health care center.

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Interventions

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No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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.

* 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

* 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

\- Being at the primary health care center in the role of an external student

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No