Depression in older people in the general hospital: A systematic review of screening instruments

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-154

  Dennis, Michael ^a   Kadri, Adil ^b   Coffey, John ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; General hospital; Older people; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84857227946     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr169     Document Type: Review

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