The Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) is only marginally sensitive for diagnosing depression in patients with dementia, with a positive likelihood ratio (LR+) of 1.6. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) correlates moderately with the CSDD in patients with mild cognitive impair...
Geriatricians are trained to check your mood and symptoms of depression. Cardiovascular disease Heart disease is the leading cause of death and a major cause of morbidity, especially in older adults. Geriatric doctors see many people with heart disease or who have already had a stroke or heart...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate empirical criticism of the psychometric properties of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) by undertaking an "internal construct validity" evaluation. Individual symptom responses for the HDRS were obtained from 370 patients meeting Research Diagnostic ...
An Arabic Version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (30 Items): Psychometric Properties and Some Findings in a Lebanese Elderly Sample. Psychopathology 2018 Hill A, Nesterova E, Lomivorotov V, Efremov S, Goetzenich A, et al. Current Evidence about Nutrition Support in Cardiac Surgery Patients—...
and every depression has been preceded by significant debt reduction. Further, every budget surplus has been followed, usually sooner rather than later, by renewed deficits. However, correlation—even where perfect—never proves causation. Is there any reason to suspect that government surpluses are ...
IH is a neurological sleep disorder that causes you to be incredibly tired during the day. It makes you crave sleep and have a hard time staying alert during the day. Even if you get hours of sleep or take naps, you don’t wake up feeling refreshed. ...
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale TheRosenberg Self-Esteem Scaleis a ten-question test that measures your self-esteem by evaluating your answers to questions related to how you feel about yourself. As you go through the test, you’re asked to indicate whether you agree or disagree with each of...
The value of a currency is determined by the demand for it, which is very high for the U.S. dollar, given the U.S.'s position as the world's largest economy and perceived political stability. The U.S. dollar's prevalence as the world's primary reserve currency, making up 58% of ...
The first phase of questionnaire development included item generation, by a group of experts in the geriatric field, based on an extensive literature review [2, 13,14,15,16,17,18]. The initial item pool contained 60 items that addressed different aspects of dementia-related knowledge. Those ...
Mobility deficits are highly prevalent among geriatric patients and have serious impact on quality of life, hospitalizations, and mortality. This study aims to capture predictors of mobility deficits in hospitalized geriatric patients using the Internati