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| Depression cognitive impairment and function in Alzheimer's disease | | Author(s) | Doree Ann V Espiritu, Harun Rashid, Benjamin T Mast |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 16, no 11, November 2001 |
| Pages | pp 1098-1103 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Depression ; Cognitive impairment ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Depression is regarded as a cause of excess disability in those with dementia and contributes to their functional decline. The assessment of depression in dementia patients, however, has been difficult, in that the validity of self-reported depression in patients with dementia has been questioned. This study conducted at the Detroit Satellite of the Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center investigated whether self-reported depression by those with dementia (using the Geriatric Depression Scale - GDS) is related to their functional abilities as rated by a family caregiver (using the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scale - IADL) above and beyond demographic variables. There were 141 participants, 67% African American, and 33% European American. Results support the notion that depression in dementia is significantly related to functional decline but, more importantly, the self-reported depression in those with dementia can be valuable information in understanding patients' functioning. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011204218 A |
| Classmark | EA: ENR: E4: 4C: 7T |
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