Nursing staff and screening for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients: A pilot study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-74

  Shah, A ^a,b   Karasu, M ^b   De, T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCREENING;

EID: 0031885774     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869856966     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. ADSHEAD, E., DAY, C.D. & PITT, B. (1992). BASDEC: a novel screening instrument for depression in elderly medical inpatients. British Medical Journal, 305, 397.
2. AKOO, S. & SHAH, A.K. (1997). Screening for depression by nursing staff on an acute psychogeriatric unit. Australian Journal on Ageing, in press.
3. AMES, D. (1990). Depression among elderly residents of local authority residential homes. Its nature and efficacy of intervention. British Journal of Psychiatry, 156, 667-675.
4. AMES, D., FLYNN, E. & HARRIGAN, S. (1994). Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among in-patients of an acute geriatric hospital. Australian Journal on Ageing, 13, 8-11.
5. BECK, A.T., WARD, C.H., MENDELSON, M., MOCK, J.E. & ERBAUGH, J. (1961). An inventory for measuring depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 4, 461-471.
6. BERGMANN, K. & EASTHAM, E.J. (1974). Psychogeriatric ascertainment and assessment for treatment in an acute medical ward setting. Age & Ageing, 3, 174-188.
7. BURN, W.K., DAVIES, K.N., MCKENZIE, F.R., BROTHWELL, J.A. & WATTIS, J.P. (1993). The prevalence of psychiatric illness in acute geriatric admissions. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 8, 171-174.
8. GURLAND, B.J., KURIANSKY, J., SHARPE, L., SIMON, R., STILLER, P. & BIRKETT, P. (1977). The Comprehensive Assessment and Referral Evaluation (CARE)-rationale, development and reliability. International Journal of Ageing and Human Development, 8, 9-42.
9. JACKSON, R. & BALDWIN, B. (1993). Detecting depression in elderly medically ill patients: the use of the Geriatric Depression Scale compared with medical and nursing observations. Age & Ageing, 22, 349-353.
10. KATONA, C. & ALDRIDGE, C.R. (1985). The dexamethasone suppression test and depressive signs in dementia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 18, 17-31.
11. KITCHELL, M., BARNES, R.F., VEITH, R.C., OKMOTO, J.T. & RASKIND, M.A. (1982). Screening for depression in hospitalised geriatric patients. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 30, 174-177.
12. KOENIG, H.G., MEADOR, K.G., COHEN, H.J. & BLAZER, D.G. (1988a). Depression in elderly hospitalised patients with medical illness. Archives of Internal Medicine, 148, 1929-1936.
13. KOENIG, H.G., MEADOR, K.G., COHEN, H.J. & BLAZER, D.G. (1988b). Self rating depression scales and screening for major depression in the older hospitalised patient with medical illness. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 36, 699-706.
14. KOENIG, H.G., MEADOR, K.G., COHEN, H.J. & BLAZER, D.G. (1988c). Detection and treatment of depression in older medically ill hospitalised patients. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 18, 17-31.
15. KOENIG, H.G., MEADOR, K.G., COHEN, H.J. & BLAZER, D.G. (1988d). Depression in elderly hospitalised patients with medical illness. Archives of Internal Medicine, 148, 1929-1936.
16. LOKE, B., NICKLASON, F. & BURVILL, P. (1996). Screening for depression: clinical validation of geriatricans' diagnosis, the Brief Assessment Schedule Depression Cards and the 5-item version of the symptom check list among non-demented geriatric inpatients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11, 461-463.
17. MANN, A.H., GRAHAM, N. & ASHBY, D. (1984). Psychiatric illness in residential homes for the elderly: a survey in one London Borough. Age Ageing, 13, 257-265.
18. MANN, A.H., AMES, D., GRAHAM, N., WEYERER, S., EICHHORN, S., PLATZ, S., SNOWDON, J., HUGHES, F. & TICEHURST, S. (1989). The reliability of the Brief Assessment Schedule. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 4, 221-225.
19. MONTGOMERY, S. & ASBERG, M. (1979). A new depression scale designed to be sensitive to change. British Journal of Psychiatry, 134, 382-389.
20. MURPHY, E. (1983). The prognosis of depression in old age. British Journal of Psychiatry, 142, 111-119.
21. MURPHY, E., SMITH, R., LINDESAY, J. & SLATTERY, J. (1988). Increased mortality rates in late life depression. British Journal of Psychiatry, 152, 347-353.
22. MURPHY, J.M., BERWICK, D.M., WEINSTEIN, M.C., BOWS, J.F., BUDMAN, S.H. & KLERMAN, G.L. (1987). Performance of screening and diagnostic tests. Archives of General Psychiatry, 44, 473-480.
23. O'RIORDAN, T.G., HAYES, J.P., SHELLEY, R., O'NEILL, D., WALSH, J.B. & COAKLEY, D. (1989). The prevalence of depression in an acute geriatric medical assessment unit. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 4, 17-21.
24. QUERIDO, A. (1959). Forecast and follow-up: an investigation into clinical, social and mental factors determining the results of hospital treatment. British Journal of Preventative and Social Medicine, 13, 334-339.
25. RAMSEY, R., WRIGHT, P., KATZ, A., BIELAWSKA, C. & KATONA, C. (1991). The detection of psychiatric morbidity and its effect on outcome in acute elderly medical admissions. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 6, 861-866.
26. RAPP, S.R., PARISI, S.A., WALSH, D.A. & WALLACE, C.E. (1988a). Detecting depression in elderly medical inpatients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 4, 509-513.
27. RAPP, S.R., PARISI, S.A. & WALSH, D.A. (1988b). Psychological dysfunction and physical health among elderly medical inpatients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 851-855.
28. SHAH, A.K. & GRAY, T. (1997). Screening for depression on continuing care psychogeriatric wards. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 12, 125-127.
29. SHAH, A.K., PHONGSATHORN, V., GEORGE, C., BIELAWSKA, C. & KATONA, C. (1992). Psychiatric morbidity among continuing care geriatric inpatients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7, 517-525.
30. SHAH, A., HERBERT, R., LEWIS, S., MAHENDRAN, R., PLATT, J. & BHATTACHARYYA, B. (1997a). Screening for depression among acutely ill geriatric in-patients with a short Geriatric Depression Scale. Age & Ageing, 26, 217-221.
31. SHAH, A.K., PHONGSATHORN, V., BEILAWSKA, C. & KATONA, C. (1997b). Screening for depression among geriatric inpatients with short versions of the geriatric depression scale. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11, 915-918.
32. SHAMASH, K., O'CONNELL, K., LOWY, M. & KATONA, C.L.E. (1992). Psychiatric morbidity and elderly patients undergoing emergency hip surgery; a one year follow-up study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 7, 505-509.
33. WALKER, Z., LEEK, C.A., D'ATH, P.J. & KATONA, C. (1995). Psychiatric morbidity in elderly attenders at an accident and emergency department. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10, 951-957.
34. YESAVAGE, J.A., BRINK, T.L., ROSE, T.L., LUM, O., HUANG, V., DAY, M. & LEIVER, V.O. (1983). Development and validation of a geriatric depression scale: a preliminary report. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 17, 37-49.