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10827563

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
The prevalence of depressive disorders (D) in 70 years of age or older frail elderly was studied. Two hundred and eleven (81%) recipients of Municipal Home Help Service (frail elderly) in a rural area of Jutland were included and screened by the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS). If participants had: a) a GDS-score > or = 5 points or/and b) a history of depression, further evaluation was given by: 1) general practitioners (GPs) (implicit criteria), 2) a psycho-geriatrician (ICD-10 criteria), and 3) a geriatrician with the Hamilton Test for Depression. Prevalence rates for D among the evaluators: 15-18%. The diagnostic agreement was only fair. In conclusion: 18% of the studied population fulfilled the ICD-10 research criteria for depression. The GDS may help GPs in diagnosing depression among frail elderly. False GDS negatives, found among GDS negatives with a history of depression, should be evaluated thoroughly when identifying depression in the target group.
pubmed:language
dan
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0041-5782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2330-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
[Prevalence of depressive disorders among frail elderly, assessed by psychogeriatricians, general practitioners and geriatricians].
pubmed:affiliation
Psykiatriske Sygehus, gerontopsykiatrisk afdeling, Viborg.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract