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| Depressive symptoms and cognitive performance in older adults | | Author(s) | Angela M McBride, Norman Abeles |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 21, no 2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 27-48 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Symptoms ; Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although depression is second only to dementia in prevalence among older people, it is unclear how factors such as age, gender and level of cognitive functioning may be related to an individual's feelings of depression. This study examined the association between symptoms of depression and cognitive functioning in 50 older Americans (mean age 71) living in the community. The effects of memory and attention training were also measured. Significant correlation was found between both the Beck Depression Inventory and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and one measure of attention, Trail Making Part B. Symptoms of depression accounted for 18% of the variance on this measure, and symptoms related to motivational problems explained more of this variance than did those related to mood. Contrary to expectations, there were no differences between men and women in the types of depressive symptoms reported. Attention scores as measured by the Panel Auditory Serial Addition Task improved after participants completed memory and attention training workshops. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001121204 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CT: DA: 4C: 7T |
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