Praevalenz und Verlauf von Depression und Demenz bei Altenheimbewohnern Ergebnisse einer Querschnitts- und Longitudinalstudie in Mannheim und Camden (London)

Abstract

The results of the present study confirm the reliability and the validity of the BAI (Brief Assessment Interviews). In agreement with comparable studies in Milan, London and Sydney our study showed for the demence as well as the depression scale an agreement to a high extent. It turned out, that the German version of the Brief Assessment Interviews is an acceptable and economic procedure for the reliable registration of cognitive impairments on elderly people. The present report focuses mainly on the comparison between Mannheim and Camden (London)Available from TIB Hannover: FR 5858+a / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEBundesministerium fuer Forschung und Technologie (BMFT), Bonn (Germany)DEGerman