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Depression among older people with cognitive impairment — prevalence and detection
Author(s)	Marita P McCabe, Tanya Davison, David Mellor
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 7, July 2006
Pages	pp 633-644
Source	http://www.interscience.wiley.com
Keywords	Depression ; Cognitive impairment ; Diagnosis ; Screening ; Australia.
Annotation	Past research has demonstrated that there is a high level of depression among older people, particularly for those with cognitive impairment and those in residential care. This study used a diagnostic instrument to determine prevalence of depression in 113 older people with cognitive impairment living in low-level care residential facilities (known as "hostels" in Australia) in Melbourne. A further aim was to determine an appropriate screening instrument to detect depression within the population. The study was also designed to evaluate the extent to which depression among these older people had previously been detected. Five commonly used depression scales were administered and compared to the results of the diagnostic interview. The results find that 38.9% of the group were diagnosed with depression, but that only 50% of these people had been previously diagnosed with the disorder. All scales showed some level of validity to detect depression. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060809208 A
Classmark	ENR: E4: LK7: 3V: 7YA
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