Dementia, depression and life satisfaction in nursing homes
β Scribed by John Snowdon
- Book ID
- 102845224
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 613 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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## Abstract ## Background The proportion of elderly in the Lebanese population is 7.1% and this is expected to increase to 10.2% by the year 2025. The nursing home (NH) population in Lebanon has not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dementia and depression am
Depression is often overlooked in elderly nursing home residents because symptoms may be masked or dismissed as an inevitable consequence of ageing. Current tools for the detection of depression in institutionalised older people are not always specific. Aims: To construct and verify an instrument w
## Abstract ## Background Depression among patients in nursing homes is frequent and apparently underdiagnosed. Because depression is associated with negative outcomes, identification of groups at risk would improve the diagnosis and potentially improve the prognosis. ## Aim To confirm or reject