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Oral versus written administration of the Geriatric Depression Scale
Author(s)B J Cannon, T Thaler, S Roos
Journal titleAging & Mental Health, vol 6, no 4, November 2002
Pagespp 418-422
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsDepression ; Evaluation ; Methodology ; United States of America.
Annotation44 American female nursing home residents completed the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) twice, using both oral and written administration, completion being counterbalanced. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale were administered to each participant between the GDS administrations. All testing was completed within one session. Test-retest reliability analysis revealed a significant correlation between oral and written administrations for higher cognitive functioning participants, but no correlation for impaired participants. Thus, the use of the GDS in a cognitively impaired population is questioned. Moreover, oral versus written administration formats were found to be not equivalent in the higher functioning group. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-021216239 A
ClassmarkENR: 4C: 3D: 7T

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