Table 3 Staff responses to knowledge questions about the relationship between depression and various physical health issues
| Â | Â | Role Type | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Professional | Carers | Professional Vs Carers |
| Â | N | Correct | Correct | p |
% (n) | % (n) | |||
True questions: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Depression is a leading cause of functional impairment in the elderly | 117 | 87.5 (28) | 62.4 (53) | 0.009 |
People with diabetes are more likely to be depressed | 115 | 46.9 (15) | 43.4 (36) | NS |
Persons with depression are more likely to have a stroke | 113 | 34.4 (11) | 35.8 (29) | NS |
Good management of arthritis leads to reductions in fatigue, anxiety, pain and depression | 117 | 87.5 (28) | 80.0 (68) | NS |
Persons who have depression following a stroke are more likely to die within two years | 111 | 53.1 (17) | 35.4 (28) | NS |
False questions: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Antidepressants given to depressed persons following a stroke decrease survival rates | 112 | 68.8 (22) | 72.5 (58) | NS |
Persons who are depressed are no more likely to develop heart disease than persons who are not depressed | 116 | 65.6 (21) | 54.8 (46) | NS |
Cardiac rehabilitation does not improve depressive symptoms | 117 | 68.8 (22) | 56.5 (48) | NS |
People with asthma are no more likely to suffer from depression than people without asthma | 116 | 50.0 (16) | 60.7 (51) | NS |
Exercise has been found to increase depression and pain in persons with arthritis | 116 | 78.1 (25) | 79.8 (67) | NS |