Meller I, Fichter M, Schröppel H, Beck-Eichinger M
Department of Psychiatry, University of Munich, Germany.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1993;242(5):286-92. doi: 10.1007/BF02190388.
Mental and somatic illness, utilization of psychosocial facilities and need for care in persons aged 85 years and older were examined. Data were based on a representative community sample (n = 402) of Munich city. A total of 358 (89%) subjects of the sample were interviewed, 42 subjects (10.5%) refused, and 2 persons could not be traced. Dementia and depression had the highest prevalence of mental disorders according to the AGECAT (automated geriatric examination for computer assisted taxonomy) computer program of the Geriatric Mental State Interview. In all, 23.6% of the interviewees fulfilled criteria for depression, 25.4% for dementia. We analysed somatic illness according to mental status, the utilization of psychosocial facilities and need for care with regard to mental and somatic illness.
对85岁及以上老年人的精神和躯体疾病、心理社会设施的使用情况以及护理需求进行了调查。数据基于慕尼黑市具有代表性的社区样本（n = 402）。样本中共有358名（89%）受试者接受了访谈，42名受试者（10.5%）拒绝访谈，2人无法联系到。根据老年精神状态访谈的AGECAT（计算机辅助分类的自动化老年检查）计算机程序，痴呆症和抑郁症在精神障碍中患病率最高。总体而言，23.6%的受访者符合抑郁症标准，25.4%符合痴呆症标准。我们根据精神状态分析了躯体疾病、心理社会设施的使用情况以及精神和躯体疾病方面的护理需求。
