Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review | Zendy

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Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review

Author(s) -

Heidi Sivertsen,

Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf,

Knut Engedal,

Geir Selbæk,

Anne-Sofie Helvik

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.026

H-Index - 110

eISSN - 1421-9824

pISSN - 1420-8008

DOI - 10.1159/000437299

Subject(s) - psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , quality of life (healthcare) , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , test validity , test (biology) , clinical psychology , dementia , gerontology , validation test , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , disease , cartography , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , biology , geography

Depression is a prevalent and disabling condition in older persons (≥ 60 years) that increases the risk of mortality and negatively influences quality of life (QOL). The relationship between depression, or depressive symptoms, and QOL has been increasingly addressed by research in recent years, but a review that can contribute to a better understanding of this relationship in older persons is lacking. Against this background, we undertook a literature review to assess the relationship between depression and QOL in older persons.

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