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The utility of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale in older primary care patients
Author(s)	P A Areán, J Miranda
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 1, no 1, February 1997
Pages	pp 47-56
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Depression ; Ethnic groups ; Poverty ; Ill health ; General practice ; Screening ; Efficiency ; United States of America.
Annotation	Screening instruments such as the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) have been suggested to increase general practitioners' recognition of geriatric depression. While the CES-D has been found to be a reliable instrument in medical settings and in older adults, the utility of CES-D and similar instruments has not been tested on older medical patients from different ethnic groups. The authors analysed the reliability and item functions of CES-D in a low-income, ethnically diverse population. The results indicate that the CES-D has good internal consistency as a scale, but at the item level the scale does not function similarly across age and ethnic groups.
Accession Number	CPA-970221011 A
Classmark	ENR: TK: W6: CH: L5: 3V: 5HA: 7T
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