title: Health state preferences of persons with anxiety.
abstract: We compared patient ratings of the desirability of anxiety health states with measures of psychological distress and functional status and investigated how these ratings predicted treatment by primary care and mental health clinicians. As expected, associations between desirability ratings and psychological and physical health status were low to moderate. Persons who rated their current anxiety health state as more desirable received fewer mental health referrals and were statistically more likely to receive a prescription for psychotropic medication. Simple ratings of health state desirability may help clinicians evaluate patients' views of their health status and discuss potential treatment options.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Mathias
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Elkin
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Fifer
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Buesching
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs