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Epidemiology of Depression, Anxiety, and Cognitive Impairment

NCT00717041 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1206

Last updated 2015-06-15

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Summary

Many older adults have undetected health problems and lack basic prevention measures. Failure to identify and treat these conditions can lead to unnecessary morbidity and mortality and a decreased quality of life. Traditional screening and intervention programs, usually based in primary care providers' offices, have been insufficient, particularly in medically underserved populations. Alternate sites for screening and intervention have begun to receive attention and may hold promise.

The emergency department (ED) is the entry point for access to medical and social services for many patients and has the potential to serve as a site to identify older adults with unmet needs. However, we do not know the prevalence of depression and cognitive impairment and how they differ by mode of arrival of the patient to the ED. Second, a question remains as to the validity of screening patients during an acute illness. Upon completion, this study will describe the epidemiology of the population of older adults presenting to the ED.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Rochester

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Manish N. Shah, MD MPH · University of Rochester

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-09-30
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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