Mental Health Problems and Sociodemographic Correlates in Elderly Medical Inpatients in a University Hospital in Egypt

Table 2

Depression and cognitive impairment as indicated by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Scale, respectively.

	Number	%
GDS score < 6 (normal)	56	28
GDS score ≥ 6 (screened positive for depression)	144	72
MMSE score > 23 (normal)	140	70
MMSE score ≤ 23 (cognitive impairment)	60	30