Assessment will use the web version of the WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview V.3.0 depression section.
International studies show that depression has a higher prevalence in older adolescents [ 20, 27, 29].
The international research showed that depression was associated with poor compliance to treatment [ 11- 13].
For the physiological profile assessment, falls efficacy scale international, WHODAS II, Geriatric depression scale, NEO-FFI neuroticism, Goldberg anxiety scale, trail making test, and coordinated stability test, high scores indicate impaired performance or poorer status.
Participants were included if they did not have current (hypo mania and depression (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Plus; Sheehan et al., 1998), had use of a mobile phone (one individual did not), and were able to attend two sessions.
Interestingly, a recent international consensus statement on depression and anxiety in oncology recommended the use of the HADS for screening cancer patients [ 38], however the recommendation was made on the explicit basis that the HADS 'assesses anxiety and depression as 2 dimensions scored separately' [ 38].
Comparator (reference standard): Studies that use a gold standard diagnostic interview to establish a diagnosis of major depression according to international criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) or International Classification of Disease (ICD)) were eligible for inclusion.
Depression diagnosis was based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview [ 32– 34], the Geriatric Depression Scale [ 35, 36], and the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia [ 37– 37].
The conference afforded the last, desperate chance to deliver a concerted international counterpunch to the worldwide depression.
