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| Assessing psychological well-being of the old-old: a comparative study of GDS-15 and GHQ-12 | | Author(s) | Kam Weng Boey, H F K Chiu |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 19, no 1, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 65-76 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Well being ; Over 70s ; Evaluation ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this study was to compare two short measures in the assessment of the psychological well-being of people aged 70 years and older in Hong Kong: the 15-item version of Geriatric Depression Scale )(GDS-15) and the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The sample consisted of 504 men and 530 women. Results of the study indicated that both measures were of satisfactory reliability. Significant and meaningful relationships of GDS-15 and GHQ-12 with social support, physical health, and financial status were established, which provided evidence for the construct validity of the two measures. The finding suggested further that GDS-15 was a more sensitive outcome measure than GHQ-12. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990120206 A |
| Classmark | D:F:5HH: BBK: 4C: 7DR |
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