2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53404.x
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The Prevalence and Correlates of Major and Minor Depression in Older Medical Inpatients

Abstract: Major and minor depression occur frequently in older medical inpatients and are associated with similar patient characteristics. A history of depression and the patient's sex should be considered in the identification and interpretation of these associated factors.

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“…Methods of recruitment of the study sample have been described previously (McCusker et al, 2005). The study was conducted at two university-affiliated acute care hospitals in Montreal, Canada, using random sampling from lists of consecutive admissions of patients aged 65 from the emergency room to the medical services.…”
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“…Methods of recruitment of the study sample have been described previously (McCusker et al, 2005). The study was conducted at two university-affiliated acute care hospitals in Montreal, Canada, using random sampling from lists of consecutive admissions of patients aged 65 from the emergency room to the medical services.…”
Section: Study Samplementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite its frequent occurrence and poor prognosis (Cole and Bellavance, 1997;McCusker et al, 2005), major depression in older medical inpatients is usually not detected or treated (Balestrieri et al, 2002;Koenig et al, 1992). Most prior research in this population has measured the clinical course of depression using categorical diagnostic groups (Cole and Bellavance, 1997).…”
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“…Minor depression increases the risk of developing MDD [17, 19, 20]. Co-morbid minor depression adversely affects the functioning and prognosis of medical patients [21,22,23,24,25,26]. Minor depression is common in patients with dementia and mild cognitive impairment [27, 28], and it is associated with worse functioning in Alzheimer’s disease [28], with impaired cognitive functioning compared to healthy older persons [29], and with worse cognitive function in Parkinson’s disease [30].…”
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“…Além disso, 26,4% das pessoas com depressão maior no Estado têm 60 anos ou mais de idade. Tal resultado pode indicar uma carência nos serviços de saúde e de suporte social, pois a prevalência é maior do que a verificada em populações de países desenvolvidos (McCUSKER et al, 2005). Também é alta a prevalência de depressão maior na população jovem (10 a 29 anos): 22,3%.…”
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