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Geriatric Depression Scale short form and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale
— a study of home-bound elders | | Author(s) | Gail Herbert Iglesias |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 27, no 3, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 55-66 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Housebound ; Depression ; Evaluation ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study investigates the correlation between the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (ZSDS) and the short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale. A convenience sample of 188 housebound, ill older persons aged 65-93 was used. The two scales were correlated and the internal reliability of the GDS was .825. For the GDS short form, 37% of the sample had scores of 8 or higher; for the SDS 20% had scores higher than 50, falling within the range of persons with probably depressive symptomatology. Results are discussed in terms of screening for depressive symptomatology in ill, older persons living in the community. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040610210 A |
| Classmark | C6: ENR: 4C: 49: 7T |
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