Validation of the Whooley questions and the Beck Depression Inventory in older adults

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 259-264

  Suija, Kadri ^a   Rajala, Ulla ^b   Jokelainen, Jari ^b,c   Liukkonen, Timo ^b,d   Härkönen, Pirjo ^c,e   Keinänen Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka ^b   Timonen, Markku ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Savonlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

^e OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Oulu Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Finland; General practice; Screening instruments; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84870168654     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2012.732473     Document Type: Article

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