INDICATORS FOR DEPRESSION AMONG ELDERLY IN LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS

A quantitative transversal descriptive study, whose objective was to identify indicators for depression among elderly residents in a Long-term Care Home for the Elderly in Curitiba, Paraná. The institution is home to 78 elderly residents of both sexes with differing degrees of dependency. The sample...

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Main Authors: Dâmarys Kohlbeck de Melo Neu, Maria Helena Lenardt, Susanne Elero Betiolli, Tatiane Michel, Mariluci Hautsch Willig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2011-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v16i3.24217