Introduction: Depression is a common geriatric syndrome. It is usually underdiagnosed and inadequately treated. The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of depression and to examine its predictors in patients older than 75. Methods: One hundred and eighty-six patients (123 female) older than 75 years of age were included in the study. All subjects were evaluated via ‘Geriatr...

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QoL) is increasingly used to characterize the impact of disease and the efficacy of interventions. METHODS Prospective cohort study in patients' and proxies' homes with 137 patients with dementia (age 52 to 88; Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) 3 to 28) and their proxies (age 43 to 90). MMSE, Behave-AD, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and Bayer-ADL scale (B-A...

INTRODUCTION Fatigue is a known symptom of advanced lung disease and impacts quality of life and psychological health. Many of these patients undergo pulmonary rehabilitation as part of their therapy. Understanding the effect of pulmonary rehabilitation on fatigue in these patients is important, as one may be able to design more focused rehabilitation programs. The aim of this study is to evalu...

BACKGROUND Depression, a major outcome in cancer patients, is often evaluated by physicians relying on their clinical impressions rather than patient self-report. Our aim was to assess agreement between patient self-reported depression, oncologist assessment (OA), and psychiatric clinical interview (PCI) in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer (AOC). METHODS This analysis was a secon...

BACKGROUND Patients with heart failure (HF) older than 65 years have a two-fold increased risk of cognitive impairment than elders without HF. Identifying factors affecting cognitive impairment in HF may present targets for intervention. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to determine cognitive function and related factors among elderly patients with heart failure. PATIENTS AND MET...

Background: The world's elderly population is increasing rapidly. According to the 2011 census contributes 7.4% of total population. Both physical and mental disorders are prevalent among elderly. Symptoms depression in older people often overlooked untreated. Depression leads loss appetite, diminution food intake, weight consequently leading malnutrition. Methodology: A community-based cross-s...

The current study analyzed the relationship between perceived stress, depressive symptoms and self-esteem in elderly with and without subjective memory complain. Two-hundred four elderly were included (104 without and 100 with subjective memory complain) assesse using the Memory Assessment Complain Questionnaire (MAC-Q). The study protocol was composed by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the G...

The objective of this clinical study is to examine the effects of a Chinese herbal medicine formula (Jia Wei Liu Jun Zi Tang: JWLJZT) on motor and non-motor symptoms, and on complications of conventional therapy in idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD), using an add-on design. Fifty-five patients with PD were randomly allocated to receive either Chinese herbal medicine or placebo for 24 weeks. Pr...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors relating to depressive symptoms among elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction. METHOD This was a cross-sectional study in which 120 elderly people with chronic vestibular dysfunction answered the Geriatric Depression Scale questionnaire. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed (p<0.05 and 95% CI). RESULTS The patients presented a mean s...

physical activity has physiological, psychological, and social positive effects. however, the relationship between physical activities and depression of the elderly in the country is unknown. this study was designed to examine the relationship between physical activity and depression. the statistical population consisted of the elderly of arak city in 2013 and 263 subjects participate in the st...