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Implementing a depression screening algorithm in a memory clinic
1University of Iowa, College of Nursing, 101 College of Nursing Building, 50 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States of America.
Purpose And Rationale:
Improved and appropriate utilization of depression screening will increase the quality of life for those individuals with dementia who may have undetected or untreated depression.
Synthesis Of Evidence:
Depressive symptoms may be an early sign of dementia or occur at any stage.
Proposed Change And Implementation Strategies:
An algorithm was piloted in which initial cognitive screenings were administered prior to using either the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) screen or Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-SF) screen.
Evaluation:
Findings included an increase in depression screening and an improvement of clinician knowledge of screening tools.
Conclusions And Implications For Practice:
This project enhanced knowledge among the clinicians, however, only one provider improved practices.
