Objective: This study compared the performance of four brief screening measures for
depression in a group of terminally ill patients. The methods included 1) a single-item …

Background and Purpose The EuroQol measures aspects of quality of life that are highly
relevant to stroke patients. It is short and simple and many stroke patients can complete the …

Background: comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) appears to be less effective when
performed in outpatient clinics than in hospital settings. The effectiveness of outpatient CGA …

The authors compared the sensitivity and specificity of a somatic eye symptoms question
with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) to detect depression in older patients with low …

We aimed to farther establish the validity of a novel measure of stroke outcome which has
been developed for use in large randomised trials. One hundred and fifty-two survivors from …

Although the prevalence of psychiatric disorders such as major depressive disorder, anxiety,
and substance abuse may be somewhat less in the aged than in younger 49, 76 the aged …