INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSION IN A MEDICAL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY - FINDINGS FROM A RESTRICTED SAMPLE OF NEW ADMISSIONS

被引:20
作者
FOSTER, JR
CATALDO, JK
BOKSAY, IJE
机构
[1] Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York
关键词
DEPRESSION; AFFECTIVE DISORDERS; NURSING HOMES; LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION;
D O I
10.1002/gps.930060104
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
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 and incidence rate of approximately 14%. This rate is comparable to the only other published study and suggests that incidence rates may be more uniform than expected from the range of prevalence reports. Copyright © 1991 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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