Psychological Issues
Psychological issues may be acute or chronic depending on the case. The disorders do not discriminate on any means by gender or race. A nurse will be able to help the patient fully if they understand the disorder themselves (Sharma, 2016). Knowledge of …show more content…
The Whooley questionnaire is 95% accurate to determine depression (Barley, Lawson 2016). The questionnaire consists of two questions; 1) During the past month, have you often been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? 2) During the past month, have you often been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things? The questionnaire used for anxiety is called Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment 2. The questions asked in the GAD-2 are “Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by: 1) Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge? And 2) Not being able to stop or control worrying?” The patient has four choices for the responses: Not at all (0), several days (1), more than half the days (2), or nearly every day (4) (Barley, Lawson