Division of Population Health Sciences and Education, St George's University of London, Tooting, London, UK.
Br J Gen Pract. 2011 Feb;61(583):135-8. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X556281.
In a national primary care database sample of older people (≥65 years), 81% (83 588/103 821) of community and 58% (1702/2940) of care home residents with diabetes or heart disease had depression case finding recently recorded; 66% (1418/2145) of community and 22% (26/118) of care home residents with a new depression episode had a depression-severity assessment recorded. Age, sex, and higher care home dementia prevalence did not explain these differences. Case finding and assessment of depression need to be improved in older people, particularly care home residents.
在一个全国性的老年人（≥65 岁）初级保健数据库样本中，81%（83588/103821）的社区居民和 58%（1702/2940）的养老院居民最近记录到有抑郁病例发现；66%（1418/2145）的社区居民和 22%（26/118）的新出现抑郁发作的养老院居民记录到有抑郁严重程度评估。年龄、性别和更高的养老院痴呆症患病率并不能解释这些差异。老年人，特别是养老院居民的抑郁病例发现和评估需要得到改善。
