Depressive symptoms in older people predict nursing home admission

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 593-597

  Harris, Yael ^a   Cooper, James K ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cox proportional hazards model; Depression; Health outcomes survey; Medicare; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; POPULATION MODEL; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645511608     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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