## Background: Cognitive impairment is common in the oldest old. this might influence the sensitivity and specificity of the 15-item geriatric depression scale (gds-15). few studies, however, have included subjects older than 85 years to evaluate the gds-15 as a screening instrument for depression.
COMPARISON OF THE 15-ITEM GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (GDS-15) AND THE GDS-4 DURING SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION IN AN IN-PATIENT GERIATRIC PATIENT GROUP
✍ Scribed by Kerstin Amadori; Eva Herrmann; Rupert K. Püllen
- Book ID
- 109132501
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 60 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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