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Detection of depression in elderly hospitalized patients in emergency wards in France using the CES-D and the Mini-GDS
— preliminary experiences | | Author(s) | Jean-Pierre Clement, Eric Fray, Sandrine Paycin |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 5, May 1999 |
| Pages | pp 373-378 |
| Keywords | Depression ; In-patients ; Diagnosis ; Evaluation ; France. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mini-GDS (Geriatric Depression Scale) and the CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale) as instruments to detect depression in older hospitalised patients in emergency wards in France. The CES-D was used on two cohorts of 60 non-cognitively impaired patients aged 70 and over. The mini-GDS was also used on the second of the two cohorts. These ratings were compared with a diagnosis of depressive disorder by ICD-10 criteria. The study population had a high prevalence (58%) of depression and low level of active psychiatric referral. Mini-GDS and CES-D scores were well correlated (0.72, p <0.001). The mini-GDS, with a cut-off score of 1, gave optimum sensitivity (88%) and specificity (63%). The use of the mini-GDS may aid the detection of depression in patients in emergency wards. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825261 A |
| Classmark | ENR: LF7: LK7: 4C: 765 |
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