Identifying depression in older patients in the emergency department

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Injuries and emergencies, Primary sub-specialty: Pre-hospital and Emergency Department Care; UKCRC code/ Disease: Mental Health/ Mood [affective] disorders; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Depression

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49546767
• Lead Sponsor: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 20 November 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

All patients 65 years and older presenting to the Emergency Department during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients in whom the clinical severity of the illness, or the treatments being administered preclude assessment for depression, in the judgement of the clinician providing care for that patient
2. Patients who refuse to, or cannot provide informed consent to enter into the study
3. Patients whose mental status precludes inclusion into the study due to inability to cooperate with or understand the assessment process, in the judgement of the clinician providing care for that patient
4. Patients less than 65 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified