Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Chinese Primary Care Patients: Prevalence and Sociodemographic and Clinical Correlates.

Bao-Liang ZhongYan-Min XuWu-Xiang XieXiu-Jun LiuZhuo-Wei Huang

Published in: Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology (2020)

Depression is prevalent among elderly Chinese primary care patients, indicating that elderly patients treated in primary care have a high level of need for mental health services in China. There is an urgent need to integrate mental health services into primary health care.

Keyphrases

primary care
end stage renal disease
depressive symptoms
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
middle aged
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
community dwelling