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Table 3 Mean scores of the different clinical scales and screening tools completed by the older adults (N = 60) with and without current depression according to the Geriatric Depression Scale (ANOVA test)

From: Untreated depressive symptoms significantly worsen quality of life in old age and may lead to the misdiagnosis of dementia: a cross-sectional study

 

Non-depressed

SD

Depressed

SD

Total

SD

F

p-value

Age

76.35

9.09

78.12

6.26

77.12

7.98

0.716

0.401

MMSE

24.39

5

21.52

5.02

23.21

5.17

4.454

0.039*

GDS

2.79

1.59

9.38

2.73

5.65

3.93

137.614

0*

OPQOL-Brief

53.97

5.86

43.85

8.8

49.58

8.81

28.547

0*

QUOL-AD

34.07

4.8

28

5.34

31.42

5.85

17.137

0*

  1. MMSE Mini-Mental State Examiner, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, OPQOL-Brief Older People Quality of Life scale brief version, QOL-AD Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease scale, SD standard deviation
  2. * Significant (p < 0.05)
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X