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Validation of the five-item Geriatric Depression Scale in elderly subjects in three different settings
Author(s)Patrizia Rinaldi, Patrizia Mecocci, Claudia Benedetti
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 51, no 5, May 2003
Pagespp 694-698
KeywordsDepression ; Screening ; Evaluation ; Geriatric units ; Geriatric out-patients clinics ; Nursing homes ; Comparison ; United States of America.
AnnotationThe effectiveness of a 5-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was tested for screening 60 in-patients in a geriatric acute care ward, 70 nursing home residents, and 51 older people living in the community attending a geriatric outpatient clinic. All participants had a comprehensive geriatric assessment. The 5-item GDS was compared with the 15-item version of the GDS using the clinical diagnosis according to DSM-IV criteria. In the whole sample, 48.1% of the subjects were depressed. The 5-item GDS was found to be as effective as the 15-item GDS for screening depression in cognitively intact older subjects. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-030612206 A
ClassmarkENR: 3V: 4C: LDB: L6G: LHB: 48: 7T

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