September 30, 2010International PsychogeriatricsOpen Access

A practical approach to assess depression risk and to guide risk reduction strategies in later life

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Population

20,677 community-dwelling Australians aged 60 years or over in contact with their general practitioner…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

OAOsvaldo P. AlmeidaThe University of Western Australia HAHelman AlfonsoCurtin University JPJane PirkisThe University of Melbourne

Discussion

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Implication

Risk stratification by factor count may guide older-adult depression assessment; cross-sectional design leaves causality and prevention effects open.

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Population

20,677 community-dwelling Australians aged 60 years or over in contact with their general practitioner during the preceding 12 months, mean age 71.7 ± 7.6 years, 57.9% women.

Outcome

Prevalent depression (minor or major) according to the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) assessmentpatient reported

A probabilistic matrix based on common modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors can effectively estimate depression risk in older adults, guiding targeted risk reduction strategies.

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Almeida et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8072852cf87dafd7c893ea https://doi.org/10.1017/s1041610210001870

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Implication

Risk stratification by factor count may guide older-adult depression assessment; cross-sectional design leaves causality and prevention effects open.

A practical approach to assess depression risk and to guide risk reduction strategies in later life

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

A practical approach to assess depression risk and to guide risk reduction strategies in later life

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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