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Cross-cultural comparability of the Geriatric Depression Scale — comparison between older Koreans and older Americans
Author(s)	Y Jang, B J Small, W E Haley
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 1, February 2001
Pages	pp 31-37
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Depression ; Evaluation ; Cross cultural surveys ; Korea ; United States of America.
Annotation	It is becoming increasingly clear that, in order to understand the implications of global ageing, more cross-sectional research is needed. In this study, the structure and validity of the Geriatric Depression Scale - Short Form (GDS-SF) was examined with 153 Koreans (mean age 65.9) and 459 older adults from Florida (mean age 72.4). Results indicate that the GDS-SF exhibited good reliability in both samples. However, results of a principal components analysis indicate that the structure was not well replicated across the two samples. In general, the study suggests that, despite great efforts to make the questionnaires equivalent for the two cultures, the concept of depression for older people may vary greatly between Korea and the US. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010316204 A
Classmark	ENR: 4C: 3KA: 7DK: 7T
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