Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients
Introduction. Specific factors predisposing to depression in the elderly are: widowhood, loss of employment, deterioration of the financial situation, loss of physical fitness, dependence on others, the use of institutional care. Early detection and treatment of depressive disorders is a determinant...
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| author | Wiesław Fidecki Mariusz Wysokiński Iwona Weremkowicz Irena Wrońska Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska Zofia Sienkiewicz Katarzyna Przylepa Dorota Kulina Kinga Augustowska-Kruszyńska |
| author_facet | Wiesław Fidecki Mariusz Wysokiński Iwona Weremkowicz Irena Wrońska Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska Zofia Sienkiewicz Katarzyna Przylepa Dorota Kulina Kinga Augustowska-Kruszyńska |
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| description | Introduction. Specific factors predisposing to depression in the elderly are: widowhood, loss of employment, deterioration of the financial situation, loss of physical fitness, dependence on others, the use of institutional care. Early detection and treatment of depressive disorders is a determinant of modern geriatric care.
Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of depression among elderly patients hospitalized in the neurological departments.
Material and Methods. The study was conducted in a group of 113 patients aged over 65 years of age, residing in neurological departments of hospitals in Lublin. Assessing patients was made using the Geriatric Depression Scale in the abbreviated version (Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form — GDS-SF).
Results. Assessing the patients with the Geriatric Depression Scale no risk of depression in 75.22% of patients, and 24.88% showed depressive symptoms. In assessing the patients with the scale of depression, it was stated that the mean for the entire group was at the level of 4.15±3.57 points.
Conclusions. In the group of elderly patients hospitalized in the neurological departments we found a fairly low risk of depression. More than 3/4 of respondents did not show symptoms of depression. The age of respondents had a significant effect on their risk of depression. (JNNN 2016;5(3):104–108) |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f2cbe07f5e5a450d97a89f79fbb5b6b72024-12-10T23:54:41ZengPaństwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych we WłocławkuPielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne2084-80212299-03212016-06-015310410810.15225/PNN.2016.5.3.434162Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric PatientsWiesław Fidecki0Mariusz Wysokiński1Iwona Weremkowicz2Irena Wrońska3Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska4Zofia Sienkiewicz5Katarzyna Przylepa6Dorota Kulina7Kinga Augustowska-Kruszyńska8Chair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin, PolandChair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin, PolandChair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin, PolandChair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin, PolandChair and Clinic of Geriatrics, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Department of Social Nursing Medical University of Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Foreign Languages, I Faculty of Medicine with Dentistry Division, Medical University of Lublin, PolandChair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin, Poland Chair of Development in Nursing Medical University of Lublin, Poland Introduction. Specific factors predisposing to depression in the elderly are: widowhood, loss of employment, deterioration of the financial situation, loss of physical fitness, dependence on others, the use of institutional care. Early detection and treatment of depressive disorders is a determinant of modern geriatric care. Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of depression among elderly patients hospitalized in the neurological departments. Material and Methods. The study was conducted in a group of 113 patients aged over 65 years of age, residing in neurological departments of hospitals in Lublin. Assessing patients was made using the Geriatric Depression Scale in the abbreviated version (Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form — GDS-SF). Results. Assessing the patients with the Geriatric Depression Scale no risk of depression in 75.22% of patients, and 24.88% showed depressive symptoms. In assessing the patients with the scale of depression, it was stated that the mean for the entire group was at the level of 4.15±3.57 points. Conclusions. In the group of elderly patients hospitalized in the neurological departments we found a fairly low risk of depression. More than 3/4 of respondents did not show symptoms of depression. The age of respondents had a significant effect on their risk of depression. (JNNN 2016;5(3):104–108)https://apcz.umk.pl/PNIN/article/view/38550depressiongeriatric depression scalea neurogeriatric patient |
| spellingShingle | Wiesław Fidecki Mariusz Wysokiński Iwona Weremkowicz Irena Wrońska Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska Zofia Sienkiewicz Katarzyna Przylepa Dorota Kulina Kinga Augustowska-Kruszyńska Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne depression geriatric depression scale a neurogeriatric patient |
| title | Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients |
| title_full | Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients |
| title_short | Assessment of the Risk of Depression in Neurogeriatric Patients |
| title_sort | assessment of the risk of depression in neurogeriatric patients |
| topic | depression geriatric depression scale a neurogeriatric patient |
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