The aim of the study was to identify the prevalence of depressive symptoms (GDS score) and predictors of mood changes over a 12-month period in 56 nursing home residents (13 males and 43 females; mean age 81.1 8.6). At baseline, 48.2% of the residents who scored above 11 on the MMSE had a GDS score
Predictors of shoulder and back injuries in nursing home workers: A prospective study
โ Scribed by Douglas Myers; Barbara Silverstein; Nancy A. Nelson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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