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| Screening for depression by the nursing staff in an acute psychogeriatric unit | | Author(s) | Shiraz Akoo, Ajit Shah |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 17, no 2, May 1998 |
| Pages | pp 81-84 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Screening ; Nurses ; Psychogeriatric units ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to develop a depression screening instrument which could be completed by nurses as part of their normal observations as opposed to conducting formal interviews. The Depressive Signs Scale (DSS) was completed by nursing staff on 59 older patients in a psychogeriatric unit in the United Kingdom (UK). Results showed that a cut-off score of 4/5 gave the best sensitivity and specificity in detecting depression. The study concluded that the performance of the DSS should be evaluated in other settings, such as geriatric wards and nursing homes. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980616404 A |
| Classmark | ENR: 3V: QTE: LDM: 8 |
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