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A Low-Cost Point-of-Care Testing System for Psychomotor Symptoms of Depression Affecting Standing Balance : A Preliminary Study in India
Joint Authors
Dutta, Anirban
Malhotra, Suruchi
Dutta, Arindam
Chugh, Sanjay
Kumar, Robins
Banerjee, Alakananda
Source
Depression Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The World Health Organization estimated that major depression is the fourth most significant cause of disability worldwide for people aged 65 and older, where depressed older adults reported decreased independence, poor health, poor quality of life, functional decline, disability, and increased chronic medical problems.
Therefore, the objectives of this study were (1) to develop a low-cost point-of-care testing system for psychomotor symptoms of depression and (2) to evaluate the system in community dwelling elderly in India.
The preliminary results from the cross-sectional study showed a significant negative linear correlation between balance and depression.
Here, monitoring quantitative electroencephalography along with the center of pressure for cued response time during functional reach tasks may provide insights into the psychomotor symptoms of depression where average slope of the Theta-Alpha power ratio versus average slope of baseline-normalized response time may be a candidate biomarker, which remains to be evaluated in our future clinical studies.
Once validated, the biomarker can be used for monitoring the outcome of a comprehensive therapy program in conjunction with pharmacological interventions.
Furthermore, the frequency of falls can be monitored with a mobile phone-based application where the propensity of falls during the periods of psychomotor symptoms of depression can be investigated further.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dutta, Arindam& Kumar, Robins& Malhotra, Suruchi& Chugh, Sanjay& Banerjee, Alakananda& Dutta, Anirban. 2013. A Low-Cost Point-of-Care Testing System for Psychomotor Symptoms of Depression Affecting Standing Balance : A Preliminary Study in India. Depression Research and Treatment،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487463
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dutta, Arindam…[et al.]. A Low-Cost Point-of-Care Testing System for Psychomotor Symptoms of Depression Affecting Standing Balance : A Preliminary Study in India. Depression Research and Treatment No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487463
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dutta, Arindam& Kumar, Robins& Malhotra, Suruchi& Chugh, Sanjay& Banerjee, Alakananda& Dutta, Anirban. A Low-Cost Point-of-Care Testing System for Psychomotor Symptoms of Depression Affecting Standing Balance : A Preliminary Study in India. Depression Research and Treatment. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-487463
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-487463