Abstract
The authors hypothesized that older depressed patients would perform more poorly on the Ascending Digits Task (ADT) when matched against a nondepressed elderly comparison group. In a novel measure, the ADT, 129 older depressives scored more poorly than 129 comparison subjects in bivariate analyses and models controlling for demographic variables. The ADT may be a good measure of executive function in older adults.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Activities of Daily Living / classification
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Alzheimer Disease / diagnosis*
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Alzheimer Disease / psychology
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Cohort Studies
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Comorbidity
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Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis*
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Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Mental Status Schedule / statistics & numerical data
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Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data*
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Problem Solving*
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Serial Learning*
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Sex Factors
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Socioeconomic Factors