Depression as a correlate of functional status of community-dwelling older adults: Utilizing a short-version of 5-item Geriatric Depression Scale as a screening tool

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 765-770

  Song, Hee Jung ^a   Meade, K ^a   Akobundu, U ^b   Sahyoun, N R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b United Way of Passaic County   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; functional limitation; Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS 5); older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE 5 ITEM; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCREENING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84911398259     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0542-0     Document Type: Article

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