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| The spectrum of quality of life impairments in recurrent geriatric depression | | Author(s) | P Murali Doraiswamy, Zeba M Khan, Rafe M J Donahue |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 57A, no 2, February 2002 |
| Pages | pp M134-M137 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Ill health ; Mental disorder ; Physical disabilities ; Quality of life ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although there is evidence to suggest that depressed patients function at lower levels than patients with many other chronic disorders, several questions remain unanswered. In this study, the authors examined the variations in quality of life (QOL) scores of 100 older patients (aged 60-88) with moderate to severe recurrent major depression. In the absence of a non-depressed control group, comparisons were made with published older population norms. Disease-specific Quality of Life in Depression Scale (QLDS) and generic Medical Outcome Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). QOL ratings obtained at baseline were analysed. Compared with older population norms, depressed subjects showed significant QOL impairments in five of eight baseline SF-36 items. Given the study's design limitations, the findings confirm the disabling nature of recurrent late-life depression, and the importance of targeting both depressive symptoms and broader QOL outcomes in intervention trials. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020416229 A |
| Classmark | ENR: CH: E: BN: F:59: 7T |
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