Identifying palliative care patients with symptoms of depression: An algorithm

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 278-287

  Robinson, Julie A ^a   Crawford, Gregory B ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Depression; Palliative care; Patients' acceptance of health care; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 21044456058     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216305pm1021oa     Document Type: Article

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