Evaluating the Cornell scale for depression in dementia as a proxy measure in nursing home residents with and without dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 892-901

  Towsley, Gail ^a   Neradilek, Moni Blazej ^b   Snow, A Lynn ^c   Ersek, Mary ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Mountain Whisper Light Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dementia; depression; nursing homes; proxy measure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSES; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84865259365     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.667785     Document Type: Article

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