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Concurrent validity of a telephone-administered version of the Gospel Oak instrument (including the SHORT-CARE)
Author(s)Nigel Tunstall, Martin Prince, Anthony Mann
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 10, October 1997
Pages pp 1035-1038
KeywordsDepression ; Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Evaluation ; London.
AnnotationThe aim of the study was to establish the concurrent validity of a telephone-administered version of the survey measures utilised in the Gospel Oak studies, the core of which was the SHORT-CARE. The survey measures examined were: the Diagnostic Depression Scale, Dementia Diagnostic Scale and Organic Brain Syndrome Scale (all taken from the SHORT-CARE), and the London Handicap Scale. Comparisons were made between data obtained by administering the interview in its conventional, face-to-face form with those generated by conducting it by telephone. For depressive symptomatology, cognitive impairment, subjective memory impairment and handicap, intra-class correlations were 0.86, 0.89, 0.83 and 0.70 respectively. The kappa coefficient for agreement on case-level diagnosis of pervasive depression was 0.79. These results indicate that the instrument is broadly reliable when administered by telephone. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-981001210 A
ClassmarkENR: EA: E4: 4C: 82L

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