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| Use of the Geriatric Depression Scale by nurses | | Author(s) | J Snowdon, F Lane |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 3, no 3, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp 227-233 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Screening ; Patients [nursing homes] ; Nurses ; Australia. |
| Annotation | In this Australian study, nursing staff administered three instruments to screen for depression among residents in three nursing homes: the 30-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Gilleard scale and a visual analogue scale. A clinical psychologist then used the same questionnaires when assessing 50 residents in one of the nursing homes. Residents in the nursing homes were interviewed by the psychologist, using various instruments including the Brief Assessment Schedule (BAS) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Of the 208 residents, 129 were interviewed by the psychologist and assessed by the nurses. The mean GDS score was 11.1, with 32% scoring 14 or more. Some 27% scored in the depressed range on the BAS. Correlations between scores on the screening instruments and on the depression rating scales were high, except among those with severe dementia. The study concluded that use of the GDS in nursing homes is recommended in order to be able to alert doctors about patients with depression. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991005207 A |
| Classmark | ENR: 3V: LHB:LF: QTE: 7YA |
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