NURSING STAFF AND SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION AMONG ACUTELY ILL GERIATRIC INPATIENTS - A PILOT-STUDY

Authors
SHAH A KARASU M DE T
Citation
A. Shah et al., NURSING STAFF AND SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION AMONG ACUTELY ILL GERIATRIC INPATIENTS - A PILOT-STUDY, AGING & MENTAL HEALTH, 2(1), 1998, pp. 71-74
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Geiatric & Gerontology",Psychology
Journal title
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH → ACNP
ISSN journal
13607863
Volume
2
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
71 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
1360-7863(1998)2:1<71:NSASFD>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Depression is common among acutely ill geriatric inpatients. In this s tudy the performance of the Depressive Signs Scale (DSS), completed by the nursing staff in the course of normal nursing duties, in screenin g for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients was examined. A cut-off of 2/3 gave the best sensitivity (63%) and specificity (58%) . The DSS could be utilized to screen for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients, particularly as the screening could be incorpor ated into nursing care plans and only required 3-4 minutes.