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| Nursing staff and screening for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients: a pilot study | | Author(s) | A Shah, M Karasu |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 1, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 71-74 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; In-patients ; Screening ; Nurses ; London. |
| Annotation | Depression is common among acutely ill geriatric inpatients. In this study the performance of the Depressive Signs Scale (DSS), completed by the nursing staff in the course of normal nursing duties, in screening for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients in a district general hospital in London was examined. A cut-off of 2/3 gave the best sensitivity (63%) and specificity (58%). The DSS could be utilised to screen for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients, particularly as the screening could be incorporated into nursing care plans and only required 3-4 minutes. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980409410 A |
| Classmark | ENR: LF7: 3V: QTE: 82L |
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