Observational studyTurkish journal of medical sciences2022
Association between depression scores and comprehensive geriatric assessment and frailty in geriatric outpatients with somatic complaints: an observational cross-sectional study.
Observational study in Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- Assessment of sleep in older people within comprehensive geriatric assessments: a scoping review.Age and ageing · 2026Article
- Temporal depressive symptom networks in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of mood and anxiety disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is the most common psychiatric problem in older individuals. In some countries, the common approach is to ignore psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to reveal the importance of newly diagnosed high depression scores in the geriatric population admitted to outpatient clinics with somatic complaints.
methodsPatients who did not have a previous diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder and were not receiving treatment were included in the study. A comprehensive geriatric evaluation of 235 elderly patients was performed using established assessment tests. The time and quality of sleep and the Clinical Frailty Scores (CFSs) were documented.
resultsThe mean age of the 235 patients was 73.6 ± 6.39 years, 65.5% (n = 154) were women, and 34.9% (n = 81) had a geriatric depression score ≥ 5. In the higher depression rating scores group, the Lawton-Brody, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), and Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF) scores were low (p = 0.010, p < 0.001, p = 0.003). Sleep duration was short, and sleep quality was poor (p = 0.042, p = 0.006). The CFSs were high. (p = 0.035) According to the regression analysis results, the MMSE, MNA-SF and CFS predicted higher depression scores significantly (p = 0.048, ß = .892; p = 0.045, ß = .661; p = 0.045, ß = 1.245). DISCUSSION: Depression scores in older people may be associated with not only mood but also the functionality. As with other geriatric syndromes, symptoms in depression may be atypical rather than typical.
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