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| Geropsychological problems in medical rehabilitation: dementia and depression among stroke and lower extremity fracture patients | | Author(s) | Benjamin T Mast, Susan E MacNeill, Peter A Lichtenberg |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 54A, no 12, December 1999 |
| Pages | pp M607-M612 |
| Keywords | Stroke ; Fractures ; Dementia ; Depression ; Rehabilitation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although stroke and lower extremity fracture are often viewed as distinct medical rehabilitation conditions, they share similarities in that they are both experienced primarily among older adults, and are often accompanied by geropsychological problems such as dementia and depression. However, there has been a lack of studies comparing these prevalence rates. In this study, 101 stroke and 198 lower extremity fracture patients were assessed with neuropsychological tests. The prevalence rates of dementia and depression were then compared between the two patient groups. Overall, 34.7% of stroke and 27.8% of lower extremity fracture patients met the criteria for dementia. In addition, 33.3% of stroke and 25.1% of lower extremity fracture patients scored in the depressed range on the Geriatric Depression Scale. The prevalence rates for dementia did not differ significantly between the two patient groups. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000509401 A |
| Classmark | CQA: CUF: EA: ENR: LM: 7T |
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