International journal of geriatric psychiatry
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Int J Geriatr Psychiatry · Jul 1999
Geriatric Depression Screening Scale (GDS) in patients hospitalized for physical rehabilitation.
To determine the prevalence of symptoms of depression and the factors affecting their presence in an elderly population at the start of rehabilitation. To assess changes in the severity of these symptoms during rehabilitation and the correlation between these changes and corresponding changes in the patient's functional state. ⋯ Symptoms of depression are common in elderly patients beginning rehabilitation. These symptoms are affected independently, and almost exclusively, by the functional state of the patient, both prior to the event and after its occurrence. The depressed condition improves towards the end of hospitalization and the degree of improvement is correlated with the corresponding change in the patient's functional state.