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Long-term care setting more likely to evoke depression

Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, May 15, 2008

Elderly residents in long-term care settings are more likely to take antidepressant medications or self-report depression compared to home health patients, according to Science Daily.

 

The study, which was performed by social work students of Indiana State University, sampled 272 elderly people with an average age of 81. It examined how often feelings of depression were reported and how often antidepressants were prescribed, in both long-term care and home health settings in Indiana. The findings report that 30 percent of elders in a long-term care facility report depression, whereas 11 percent in home health settings report the same. To read more, click here.

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