The course of depressive symptoms with decline in cognitive function - a longitudinal study of older adults receiving in-home care at baseline

The course of depressive symptoms with decline in cognitive function - a longitudinal study of older adults receiving in-home care at baseline

Abstract Background Depressive symptoms in old age are common, but the prevalence, persistence, and incidence of depressive symptoms in older adults with and without dementia receiving in-home care is less well studied, and descriptions of the relationship between severity of cognitive decline and d...

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Main Authors: Anne-Sofie Helvik, Maria Lage Barca, Sverre Bergh, Jūratė Šaltytė-Benth, Øyvind Kirkevold, Tom Borza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Cognitive decline
CSDD
Depressive symptoms
Depression
Domiciliary care
Elderly
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1226-8

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