A comparison of GP and GDS diagnosis of depression in late life among multimorbid patients – Results of the MultiCare Study
M Schwarzbach, M Luppa, H Hansen, HH König, J Gensichen, JJ Petersen, G Schön, B Wiese, S Weyerer, H Bickel, W Maier, H van den Bussche, M Scherer, SG Riedel-Heller · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2014 · Heft 09
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Background: Early detection and successful treatment of depression is essential especially in multimorbid elderly. The objective of the study was to compare General Practitioners' (GPs) diagnosis of depression and diagnosis according to Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and to identify potential patient- and GP related variables as factors associated with both depression diagnosis instruments/methods. Methods: The data were derived from the baseline wave of the German MultiCare1 study, which is a multicentre, prospective, observational cohort study of 3,177 multimorbid patients aged 65+ randomly selected from 158…
