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AGE-FRIENDLY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES TOOLKITFor persons without mental impairment:Managing depression if screening tool indicates positive for depression (nurse doesscreening tool)Note: If there are national guidelines, please follow.Depression Screen (Tool 4)PositiveClinical examBiochemical TestPositiveMemory loss screening(Tool 2)Refer to memory lossflowchartNegativeConfirm depression© Age-Friendly PHCCentres Toolkit, WHO, 2007TreatRefer counselling ifavailableReassess 6/52ImprovingNot improvingContinue monitoringRefer psychiatrist52
AGE-FRIENDLY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRES TOOLKITWhat for ?By whom ?How long ?Instructions:Tool 4: GDSAssessing state of depressionPatient, nurse or trained health worker5 minutesCircle the answer that best describes how you feltover the past week.1. Are you basically satisfied with your life? yes no2. Have you dropped many of your activities and yes nointerests?3. Do you feel that your life is empty? yes no4. Do you often get bored? yes no5. Are you in good spirits most of the time? yes no6. Are you afraid that something bad is going toyes nohappen to you?7. Do you feel happy most of the time? yes no8. Do you often feel helpless? yes no9. Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going outand doing things?yes no10. Do you feel that you have more problems withmemory than most?yes11. Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now? yes no12. Do you feel worthless the way you are now? yes no13. Do you feel full of energy? yes no14. Do you feel that your situation is hopeless? yes no15. Do you think that most people are better off thanyou are?yes noTotal ScorenoScoringInstructions:Score one point for each bolded answer. A score of 5 or moresuggests depression.Total Score:If positive, follow the depression management flowchart.Source: Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, Lum O, Huang V, Adey MB, Leirer VO. Development and validation ofa geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report. Journal of Psychiatric Research 17: 37-49, 1983.53
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