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Prediction of first episode of clinical depression in patients newly admitted to a medical long-term care facility: Findings from a prospective study

✍ Scribed by Dr. Jeffrey R. Foster; Janine K. Cataldo

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 730 KB
Volume: 8
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930080404

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✦ Synopsis

A cohort of 104 patients newly admitted to a medical long-term care facility was studied over 1 year for evolution of depression. Seven variables that were associated with level of depression were used 'in discriminant function analyses. Results showed that the variables had about 90% accuracy in predicting depressed versus non-depressed groups with good sensitivity and specificity.

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The prevalence rate of depression in medical long-term care facilities is high but varies over a large range. One source of variation may be differences in the underlying incidence rates. A cohort of 104 new admissions was followed for one year and showed an incidence rate of approximately 14%. This