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Title:

Complex coevolution of depression and health-related quality of life in old age.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Journal Article
Author(s):
Hajek, André; Brettschneider, Christian; Ernst, Annette; Lange, Carolin; Wiese, Birgitt; Prokein, Jana; Weyerer, Siegfried; Werle, Jochen; Pentzek, Michael; Fuchs, Angela; Stein, Janine; Bickel, Horst; Mösch, Edelgard; Heser, Kathrin; Jessen, Frank; Maier, Wolfgang; Scherer, Martin; Riedel-Heller, Steffi G; König, Hans-Helmut
Abstract:
To investigate the coevolution of depression and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in old age.In a representative survey of the German general population aged 75 years and older, the course of HRQoL and depression was observed over 4.5 years (3 waves). HRQoL was assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (EQ VAS) of the EQ-5D instrument, while the Geriatric Depression Scale was used to measure depression. A panel vector autoregressive model was used to account for the complex coevolution of depr...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Qual. Life Res.
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
24
Journal issue:
11
Pages contribution:
2713-22
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s11136-015-1005-8
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25986907
Print-ISSN:
0962-9343
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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