## Abstract ## Objectives In primary care 50–95% of patients with depression present with vegetative symptoms (VS). Based on the extant literature, older adults showing VS (but no dysphoria) may show functional impairment but this hypothesis has not been empirically tested. The goal of this study
Reproducibility of a telephone interview assessing cognitive function and depressive symptoms in older adults in Germany
✍ Scribed by Adrian Loerbroks; Manfred Amelang; Til Stürmer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.2012
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✦ Synopsis
Observed range of scores, based on both assessments. c n.a. ¼ not applicable. d p ¼ 0.0445. e As prospective memory is based on one item, Cohen's kappa was estimated in addition to the Pearson r.
Both measures yielded the same estimate.
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