Depression in Frail Older Adults: Associations and Gender Difference

FIRAT ÖZER F., AKIN S., Soysal T., GÖKÇEKUYU B. M., ŞENTÜRK DURMUŞ N.

Northern Clinics of Istanbul, vol.9, pp.109-116, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/nci.2021.55938
  • Journal Name: Northern Clinics of Istanbul
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.109-116
  • Keywords: Depression, elderly, frailty, fried criteria
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. Depression is highly prevalent in frail older adults and both clinical situations share similar clinical and prognostic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between frailty and depression by considering each component of frailty, in both genders.