Table 2 Level of depressive symptoms (according to the Geriatric Depression Scale) for patients reporting each illness
| Â | Illness not present | Illness present |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Mean (Standard Deviation) | Mean (Standard Deviation) |
***Respiratory disease | 2.36 (2.6) | 3.41 (2.9) |
Heart condition | 2.5 (2.8) | 2.69 (2.6) |
***Diabetes | 2.38 (2.7) | 3.3 (2.8) |
Vascular disease | 2.51 (2.7) | 2.99 (2.8) |
**Neurological condition | 2.48 (2.7) | 4.00 (3.4) |
***Arthritis | 2.25 (2.6) | 2.87 (2.8) |
*Kidney or urinary tract disease | 2.49 (2.7) | 3.23 (2.5) |
Cancer | 2.52 (2.7) | 2.77 (2.5) |
Osteoporosis | 2.41 (2.6) | 3.09 (3.0) |
***Chronic pain | 2.26 (2.5) | 3.96 (3.4) |
***Multi-morbidity | 1.87 (2.4) | 3.08 (2.8) |
***Pain level | 2.07 (2.4) | 3.39 (3.4) |