Nutrition, Dementia and Depression in an Ambulatory Geriatric Care Center

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dc.contributor.advisorDaisha Cipher
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDouglas A. Mains
dc.contributor.committeeMemberThomas J. Fairchild
dc.creatorBirmingham, John F.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T20:01:07Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T20:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-11-20T15:00:08-08:00
dc.description.abstractBirmingham, John F., Nutritional Risk, Dementia Factors and Depression in an Ambulatory Geriatric Care Center. Master’s of Public Health (Clinical Research), May 2005, 60pp., 7 tables, 2 figures, reference list, 56 titles. Dementia is a major public health problem in the aging population. Depression, nutritional risk and declining self-efficacy are broadly listed risk factors for dementia. Cross-sectional patient data was obtained by chart review of ambulatory community-dwelling elderly patients screened for depression, dementia factors, levels of independence in activities associated with daily living and nutritional risk. The statistical coefficients of the correlational relationships between nutritional risks, dementia factors, depression levels and levels of functional capacity were examined using path analysis. Two models depicted the composite of instrumental activities of daily living items (IADLs), as they related to the dependent variables models, nutritional risk, dementia factors, and depression levels. The model which regressed the IADLs composite variable against depression and dementia factors indicated a good fit (X2=0.00, p=0.01). Attempts to match screening data with diagnostic follow-up data were unsuccessful. Only 12 matches occurred between the GAP and CARE databases (N=256, N=1470).
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27569
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectBehavioral Disciplines and Activities
dc.subjectBehavior and Behavior Mechanisms
dc.subjectClinical Epidemiology
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectGeriatrics
dc.subjectHealth and Medical Administration
dc.subjectHealth Services Administration
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectMental and Social Health
dc.subjectMental Disorders
dc.subjectOther Mental and Social Health
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPsychiatric and Mental Health
dc.subjectPsychiatry and Psychology
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectNutritional risk
dc.subjectdementia factors
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectambulatory geriatric care center
dc.subjectaging
dc.subjectactivities of daily living items
dc.subjectclinical research
dc.subjectcross-sectional patient data
dc.subjectfunctional capacity
dc.titleNutrition, Dementia and Depression in an Ambulatory Geriatric Care Center
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineClinical Research Management
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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