Ability of nurses to identify depression in primary care, secondary care and nursing homes-A meta-analysis of routine clinical accuracy

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-368

  Mitchell, Alex J ^a,b   Kakkadasam, Venkatraghavan ^c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c St Charles Mental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinician judgement; Depression; Diagnostic accuracy; Nursing homes; Screening; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

BAYES THEOREM; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79952190679     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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