Depression of Elderly Patients in General Hospital / 中国心理卫生杂志
Chinese Mental Health Journal
; (12)2002.
Article
in Zh
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-582574
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Objective:To investigate depression of elderly patients in general hospital Method:315 patients aged 60 or above in Tongji hospital were screened with CES-D (Chinese version of Center of Epidemiological Survey-Depression) Results:70 of them (22%) definitely had depression, 53 were suspected of depression Female had higher scores in CES-D than male The less educated had higher score in CES-D Multiple regression showed poor education as a risk factor for depression in elderly patients Discussion: Routine screening for depression in elderly patients in general hospital is necessary
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Database:
WPRIM
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
Year:
2002
Document type:
Article