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The Even Briefer Assessment Scale for Depression (EBAS DEP)
— its suitability for the elderly in geriatric care in English- and German-speaking countries | | Author(s) | Siegfried Weyerer, Uta Killmann, David Ames |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 14, no 6, June 1999 |
| Pages | pp 473-480 |
| Keywords | Depression ; Evaluation ; Care homes ; Geriatric units ; English language ; German language. |
| Annotation | The psychometric properties of the Even Briefer Assessment for Depression (EBAS DEP) were analysed for their reliability when used with three groups of German older people. The German EBAS DEP yielded, as did that of the English version, a satisfactorily high internal consistency (0.73 and higher). Based on a subset of 71 subjects, the scale's validity was tested by independent psychiatric experts using the Feighner Criteria of Depression. The EPAS DEP (cutoff 3/4) had a sensitivity and specificity for a diagnosis of depression of 93.3% and 85.3%, respectively. Similar results were reported by Allen et al (1994), but at a lower cutoff (2/3). In agreement with the English findings, the receiver operating curve (ROC) statistics revealed that EPAS DEP is a screening instrument which is as efficient as the longer BAS DEP. Given that EPAS DEP is well suited for use in screening depressed older people in different care settings, the authors recommend that further studies should be conducted in community settings and other clinical areas, such as general practices. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990825273 A |
| Classmark | ENR: 4C: KW: LDB: 6W6: 6WA |
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