INDICATORS FOR DEPRESSION AMONG ELDERLY IN LONG-TERM CARE INSTITUTIONS

• Main Authors: Dâmarys Kohlbeck de Melo Neu (Author), Maria Helena Lenardt (Author), Susanne Elero Betiolli (Author), Tatiane Michel (Author), Mariluci Hautsch Willig (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A quantitative transversal descriptive study, whose objective was to identify indicators for depression among elderly residents in a Long-term Care Home for the Elderly in Curitiba, Paraná. The institution is home to 78 elderly residents of both sexes with differing degrees of dependency. The sampl...