Table 3.
Mean scores of the different clinical scales and screening tools completed by the older adults (N = 60) with and without current depression according to the Geriatric Depression Scale (ANOVA test)
| Non-depressed | SD | Depressed | SD | Total | SD | F | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 76.35 | 9.09 | 78.12 | 6.26 | 77.12 | 7.98 | 0.716 | 0.401 |
| MMSE | 24.39 | 5 | 21.52 | 5.02 | 23.21 | 5.17 | 4.454 | 0.039* |
| GDS | 2.79 | 1.59 | 9.38 | 2.73 | 5.65 | 3.93 | 137.614 | 0* |
| OPQOL-Brief | 53.97 | 5.86 | 43.85 | 8.8 | 49.58 | 8.81 | 28.547 | 0* |
| QUOL-AD | 34.07 | 4.8 | 28 | 5.34 | 31.42 | 5.85 | 17.137 | 0* |
MMSE Mini-Mental State Examiner, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, OPQOL-Brief Older People Quality of Life scale brief version, QOL-AD Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease scale, SD standard deviation
* Significant (p < 0.05)