Psychiatric morbidity in Hobart's dependent aged
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Article Title | Psychiatric morbidity in Hobart's dependent aged |
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ERA Journal ID | 13069 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kay, D. W. K. (Author), Holding, T. A. (Author), Jones, Bonita (Author) and Littler, Sue (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry |
Journal Citation | 21, pp. 463-475 |
Number of Pages | 13 |
Year | 1987 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0004-8674 |
1440-1614 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3109/00048678709158913 |
Web Address (URL) | http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3109/00048678709158913 |
Abstract | Psychiatric morbidity in the dependent aged was studied in the elderly population of Hobart's nursing homes and long-stay hospitals. Only patients with home addresses in Hobart and who were admitted for the first time aged 70 years or over were included. Three hundred and twelve persons were interviewed when appropriate. The medical records were searched for diagnoses and drug treatments. Physical disability was rated on an ad hoc scale. Comparisons were made of the prevalence of dementia, depression and anxiety in different types of unit, and between these and two domiciliary samples, one of which received domiciliary nursing services (n=100) and the other not (n=100). The differential use of institutions by men and women, and a possible sex difference in the prevalence of dementia is discussed. |
Keywords | aged; anxiety disorders; cross-sectional studies; dementia; depressive disorder; female; homes for the aged; human; male; nursing homes; psychotropic drugs; support, non-U.S. Gov't; Tasmania |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 429999. Other health sciences not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Tasmania |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4916/psychiatric-morbidity-in-hobart-s-dependent-aged
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