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| The relationship between depressed affect, pain and cognitive function: a cross-sectional analysis of two elderly populations | | Author(s) | J Cohen-Mansfield, L Taylor |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 2, no 4, November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 313-318 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Dementia ; Pain ; Nursing homes ; Day services ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The relationship of cognitive function and pain to depression was studied among 195 participants in day care centres and 408 residents of a nursing home in the United States (US). The residents' cognitive capacity was segregated into three levels (intact, moderate impairment and severe impairment) as determined by the Brief Cognitive Rating Scale (BCRS). Ratings of both the residents' levels of depressed affect, as well as whether they experienced any pain were obtained from the staff at each institution. In both populations, individuals in pain with moderate cognitive impairment had the highest levels of depressed affect. The findings indicate that moderate cognitive impairment might exacerbate the impact of pain on depressed affect. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990125408 A |
| Classmark | ENR: EA: CT7: LHB: NM: 7T |
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