[Prevalence of depression in hospitalized patients over 65 years old in a medical service of the Military Hospital of Santiago]. / Prevalencia de depresión en pacientes mayores de 65 años hospitalizados en el Servicio de Medicina del Hospital Militar de Santiago.
Rev Med Chil
; 124(4): 431-6, 1996 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-9110482
AIM: To study the frequency of depression in elderly patients admitted to the Internal Medicine Service of an Institutional Hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients over 65 years old admitted to the Internal Medicine Service of the Military Hospital at Santiago. Chile were assessed using the CDS-20 depression questionnaire and the FROMAGE score for dementia. RESULTS: One hundred twenty seven patients (71 female), were assessed. According to the FROMAGE score, 30% had moderate and 35% had severe dementia. Ten percent of males and 12% of females were depressive. Moderately demented patients, females, subjects with low educational levels and those living alone had a higher frequency of depression. According to DSM-III the most frequent diagnosis among depressive patients was "adjustment disorder with depressive mood". Attending physicians made the diagnosis in only 11% of patients with depression. CONCLUSIONS: Depression is frequent among hospitalized elders.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Depressão
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Pacientes Internados
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Med Chil
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Chile