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| The effect of depression on social engagement in newly admitted Dutch nursing home residents |
| Author(s) | Wilco Achterberg, Anne Margriet Pot, Ada Kerkstra |
| Journal title | The Gerontologist, vol 43, no 2, April 2003 |
| Pages | pp 213-218 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Engagement ; Evaluation ; Residents [care homes] ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Social surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Low social engagement is very common in newly admitted nursing home residents, and depression is an important independent risk factor. This study reports on 562 newly admitted residents to 65 nursing homes in the Netherlands who were assessed on admission. Social engagement was measured with the MDS Index of Social Engagement. 51% of the newly admitted residents had a low level of social engagement; 27% were depressed (high levels of depressive symptoms). Those with depression were significantly more often found to have low social engagement. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030515220 A |
| Classmark | ENR: DN: 4C: KX: LHB:QKH: 3F: 76H |
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