Depression of Elderly Patients in General Hospital
- VernacularTitle:综合性医院老年病人抑郁症状的调查分析
- Author:
Zheng LU
;
Wenyuan WU
;
Ju CAI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
general hospital elderly patients depression
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate depression of elderly patients in general hospital Method:315 patients aged 60 or above in Tongji hospital were screened with CES-D (Chinese version of Center of Epidemiological Survey-Depression) Results:70 of them (22%) definitely had depression, 53 were suspected of depression Female had higher scores in CES-D than male The less educated had higher score in CES-D Multiple regression showed poor education as a risk factor for depression in elderly patients Discussion: Routine screening for depression in elderly patients in general hospital is necessary
