Change in disability follows inpatient treatment for late life depression

Article Abstract:

A longitudinal assessment study of 2572 patients aged 60+ has been carried out to look at the relationship between functional disability and improvement in late-life depression after acute inpatient treatment. Improvement in symptoms was significantly related to improvement in instrumental activities of daily living and to health-related quality of life. The disabling nature of depression has been substantiated. It appears that the effect of treating depression is not the only factor in the reversal of disability.

Aged, Elderly, Risk factors, Physiological aspects, Disability, Disabilities, Activities of daily living

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Effects of psychiatric and other nonmotor symptoms on disability in Parkinson's disease

Article Abstract:

The effects of depression and other nonmotor symptoms on functional ability in Parkinson's disease (pd) are examined. Results indicate that psychiatric and other nonmotor symptoms contribute significantly to disability in PD.

Influence, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Parkinson's disease, Parkinson disease

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Older adult report of change in depressive symptoms as a treatment decision tool

Article Abstract:

A study is conducted to evaluate the older adult patient reports of improvement in the depressive symptoms. These reports can be used to design treatment decision tools.

Science & research, Research, Methods, Analysis, Aged patients, Elderly patients, Primary nursing, Primary care nursing, Therapeutics, Experimental, Therapeutics research

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