Yield and costs of direct and stepped screening for depressive symptoms in subjects aged 75 years and over in general practice

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-238

  Van Der Weele, Gerda M ^a   De Waal, Margot Wm ^a   Van Den Hout, Wilbert B ^a   Van Der Mast, Roos C ^a   De Craen, Anton Jm ^a   Assendelft, Willem Jj ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

costs; depressive symptoms; oldest old; primary health care; screening; yield

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIRECT SCREENING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; STEPPED SCREENING; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 79951761058     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2518     Document Type: Article

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