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Depression detection in geriatric rehabilitation
— Geriatric Depression Scale short form vs long form | | Author(s) | Jacqueline R Wall, Peter A Lichtenberg, Susan E MacNeill |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 20, no 3, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 13-22 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Depression ; Evaluation ; Rehabilitation ; Black people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Review of records for a sample of 313 geriatric rehabilitation in-patients at a US urban medical centre examined the diagnostic validity of the short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-SF). In a predominantly African American medical patient sample, scores on the GDS-SF were compared to the 30-item form (Geriatric Depression Scale - Long Form, GDS-LF) for both cognitively intact and cognitively impaired people. Results suggests that the 15-item form of the GDS is a valid screening instrument for this population. The two scales were highly correlated (r=.88), and both demonstrated similar rates of sensitivity and specificity for mood disorders in this population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991109235 A |
| Classmark | ENR: 4C: LM: TKE: 7T |
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