Depressive Symptoms in the Elderly-An Early Symptom of Dementia? A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression and dementia are common incapacitating diseases in old age. The exact nature of the relationship between these conditions remains unclear, and multiple explanations have been suggested: depressive symptoms may be a risk factor for, a prodromal symptom of, or a coincidental finding in dementia. They may even be unrelated or only connected through common risk factors. Multiple studies so far have provided conflicting results.

Objectives

To determine whether a systematic literature review can clarify the nature of the relation between depressive symptoms and dementia.

Methods

Using the Patient/Problem/Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome or PICO paradigm, a known framework for framing healthcare and evidence questions, we formulated the que

SUBMITTER: Wiels W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7020568 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature