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Depressive symptoms in elderly medical-surgical patients hospitalized in community settings.

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Koenig, HG; Gittelman, D; Branski, S; Brown, S; Stone, P; Ostrow, B
Published in: Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
1998

The authors examined the rates and correlates of depressive symptoms in adults over age 60 admitted to community hospital settings and compared them with patients admitted to a tertiary-care medical center. Rates of depressive symptoms in patients admitted to five different community hospitals in North Carolina were compared with each other and with a sample of 542 elderly medical patients admitted to Duke University Medical Center (DUMC). Compared with patients at DUMC, community-hospital patients were older and had more cognitive impairment, but had less severe medical illness and shorter hospital stays. The proportion of depressed community patients was significantly higher than among patients admitted to DUMC. In four of the five community hospitals, rates of significant depressive symptoms exceeded 50%. Health correlates of depression were admitting diagnoses other than cardiovascular disease, poor cognitive functioning, and severe medical illness.

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Am J Geriatr Psychiatry

ISSN

1064-7481

Publication Date

1998

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

14 / 23

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Patients
  • Odds Ratio
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans
 

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Koenig, H. G., Gittelman, D., Branski, S., Brown, S., Stone, P., & Ostrow, B. (1998). Depressive symptoms in elderly medical-surgical patients hospitalized in community settings. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, 6(1), 14–23.
Koenig, H. G., D. Gittelman, S. Branski, S. Brown, P. Stone, and B. Ostrow. “Depressive symptoms in elderly medical-surgical patients hospitalized in community settings.Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 6, no. 1 (1998): 14–23.
Koenig HG, Gittelman D, Branski S, Brown S, Stone P, Ostrow B. Depressive symptoms in elderly medical-surgical patients hospitalized in community settings. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1998;6(1):14–23.
Koenig, H. G., et al. “Depressive symptoms in elderly medical-surgical patients hospitalized in community settings.Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, vol. 6, no. 1, 1998, pp. 14–23.
Koenig HG, Gittelman D, Branski S, Brown S, Stone P, Ostrow B. Depressive symptoms in elderly medical-surgical patients hospitalized in community settings. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 1998;6(1):14–23.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry

ISSN

1064-7481

Publication Date

1998

Volume

6

Issue

1

Start / End Page

14 / 23

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Patients
  • Odds Ratio
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Length of Stay
  • Humans