Changes in the SF-12 among depressed elders six months after discharge from an inpatient geropsychiatric unit

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 755-759

  Rozario, Philip A ^a   Morrow Howell, Nancy L ^b   Proctor, Enola K ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Depressed older adults; Health related Quality of life; SF 12

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33744920544     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-005-3996-z     Document Type: Article

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