Prevalence of depressed mood and loss of interest among community-dwelling older people: Large-scale questionnaire survey and visiting intervention.

Tsuyoshi OkamuraChiaki UraFumiko MiyamaeMika SugiyamaHiroki InagakiEdahiro AyakoMurayama HiroshiKeiko MotokawaShuichi Awata

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2018)

The present study showed a high prevalence of depressed mood and loss of interest among older people. Frailty was a significant factor, suggesting that collaboration is essential between primary care geriatrics and geriatric psychiatry. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2018; 18: 1567-1572.

Keyphrases

community dwelling
primary care
bipolar disorder
cross sectional
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
risk factors
patient reported