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Dementia and depression among nursing homes residents in Lebanon
— a pilot study |
| Author(s) | L M Chahine, A Bijlsma, A P N Hospers |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 22, no 4, April 2007 |
| Pages | pp 283-285 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Depression ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Pilot ; Evaluation ; Lebanon. |
| Annotation | The proportion of older people in the Lebanese population is 7.1% and this is expected to increase to 10.2% in 2025. In this pilot study on the prevalence of dementia and depression among a portion of nursing homes residents (NHR) in Lebanon, 102 NHR from three nursing homes were included. Data on demographic and medical history were collected; and an Arabic version of the Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were administered. 61 (59.8%) had dementia of some kind. 17 (27.9%) had mild dementia, 14 (22%) had moderate dementia; and 30 (49.2%) had severe dementia. 45 (57%) of the NHR tested had depression as measured by a GDS score of more than 10. Dementia and depression were present in more than half of the sample, so that screening NHR for dementia and depression on admission and at regular intervals is a must. More studies targeting all aspects of the older population in Lebanon are needed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070627213 A |
| Classmark | EA: ENR: KX: LHB: 4UC: 4C: 7GT |
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