Open AccessDoctors' and nurses' observations on the Geriatric Depression Rating Scale
Author(s) -
Maggie Hammond
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afh037
Subject(s) - medicine , rating scale , depression (economics) , geriatric depression scale , scale (ratio) , family medicine , psychiatry , anxiety , depressive symptoms , psychology , developmental psychology , physics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
Screening older patients routinely for depression using the Geriatric Depression Scale is recommended, but there is little evidence that this practice is widespread. This study explored doctors' and nurses' attitudes towards the Geriatric Depression Scale in order to identify possibilities for improving practice.
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