Importance Depression in older adults is a common psychiatric disorder affecting their
health-related quality of life. Major depression occurs in 2% of adults aged 55 years or older …

Objectives Depression is under-reported and under-identified by the healthcare
professionals. Geriatric depression scale (GDS) is one of the most commonly used …

Importance The association between hearing impairment and cognitive decline has been
established; however, the effect of cochlear implantation on cognition in profoundly deaf …

Background Depression in older adults is often under recognised despite it being the most
common mental health illness in this age group. An increasing older adult population …

Depression in later life is a significant and growing problem. Age-related differences in the
type and severity of depressive disorders continue to be questioned and necessarily …

This study determined preoperative predictors of movement and resting pain following total
knee replacement (TKR). We hypothesized that younger patients with higher preoperative …

Background Depressive disorders are leading contributors to burden of disease in
developing countries. Research aiming to improve their diagnosis and treatment is …

Total knee arthroplasty has provided dramatic improvements in function and pain for the
majority of patients with knee arthritis, yet a significant proportion of patients remain …

Early detection is the key to successfully tackling dementia, a neurocognitive condition
common among the elderly. Therefore, screening using technological platforms such as …

Background The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a widely used instrument to assess
depression in older adults. The short GDS versions that have four (GDS-4) and five items …