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Screening for depression in low-vision elderly

✍ Scribed by Barry W. Rovner; Yochi Shmuely-Dulitzki

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 94 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199709)12:9<955::aid-gps672>3.0.co;2-5

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✦ Synopsis

Objective. To determine the sensitivity and speci®city of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in older low-vision patients, and to compare GDS scores with the diagnosis of major depression in statistical models examining the interrelationships of vision, depression and disability.

Design. Cross-sectional survey.

Participants. Community-residing older persons attending the low-vision clinic of

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