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Mortality and depressive symptoms in inhabitants of residential homes
Author(s)Pim Cuijpers
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 2, February 2001
Pagespp 131-138
KeywordsDepression ; Death rate [statistics] ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Netherlands.
AnnotationEarlier studies have confirmed a relationship between depression and mortality rate, but others have not. This study with 424 non-cognitively impaired inhabitants of 10 residential homes in the Netherlands examined the association between depressive symptoms and mortality. One year after the initial interview, 69 (16.3%) had died. In the initial interview, depressive symptoms were assessed with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the mental health subscale of the MOS-SF-20. The study found no evidence in this population of any significant relationship between depression and mortality. Mortality was related to measures of social support, to activities of daily living (ADLs), and to presence of chronic non-specific lung disease. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010227220 A
ClassmarkENR: S5: KX: KW: 76H

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