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The revised CES-D scale for caregivers of the elderly in India
Author(s)Rashmi Gupta, Deepa Punetha, Sadhna Diwan
Journal titleInternational Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 62, no 1, 2006
Pagespp 61-78
Sourcehttp://baywood.com
KeywordsInformal care ; Depression ; Evaluation ; India.
AnnotationThe Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was administered in face-to-face interviews with 255 Indian caregivers (aged 18+) of older North Asian Indian adults, in order to empirically determine the factor structure of L S Radloff's original (1977) CES-D. Confirmatory factor analysis results did not support the original 4-factor theoretical structure, but did suggest a 3-factor model. The 3-factor version showed high internal consistency among the sub-scales. The results of this study indicate that the revised CES-D scale reflects the difference in the manifestation of depression to caregivers of older people in Allahabad, the Indian community studied. This scale should be validated further by replication. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-060202208 A
ClassmarkP6: ENR: 4C: 7FA

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