Depression and increased short-term hospitalization risk among geriatric patients receiving home health care services

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-80

  Sheeran, Thomas ^a   Byers, Amy L ^b   Bruce, Martha L ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 74849138353     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2010.61.1.78     Document Type: Article

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