A study of depression, perceived loneliness, cognitive function and independence in daily activities in home and institution based older people: A cross sectional comparative study

Context: Old age homes are on the rise in India. Older people staying in such institutions have specific psychosocial issues that may affect their cognitive performance and daily living. Materials and Methods: 71 older people, 39 institution based and 32 community-based were recruited with serial s...

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Main Authors: Riddhi Desai, Deepti Abraham, Devavrat G Harshe, Aparna Ramakrishnan, Rashmin Cholera, Sanjiv S Kale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
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Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2016;volume=3;issue=2;spage=140;epage=144;aulast=Desai