Validity of the geriatric depression scale and the. Results indicate that loneliness and depression were. Geriatric depression scale gds yesavage ja, brink tl, rose tl, et al. Secala coleta dos dados foi realizada em duas etapas. This scale was developed as a basic screening measure for depression in older adults. Yesavage ja, brink tl, rose tl, lum o, huang v, adey m, leirer vo. Yesavage geriatric depression scale spanish 2019 recovering. Development of the 10item edinburgh postnatal depression scale. A total greater than 4 column a responses may indicate depression. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale. Because some of these patients may give unreliable reports, the csdd uses a comprehensive.
Geriatric depression scale gds the gds is used as a screening tool for identifying depression in older adults. Other clinical and psychiatric diagnoses were obtained from medical. Development and testing of a fiveitem version of the geriatric depression. Person answers yn questions related to how one has felt over the past week. Validity of the geriatric depression scale and the collateral source version of the geriatric depression scale in nursing homes volume 27 issue 9 zhicheng li, yunhee jeon, leefay low. The original scale is in the public domain due to it being partly the result of federal. Geriatric depression scale short form 1 tools may be copied without permission instructions. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
The scale has 11 items and is based on the patients subjective report of his or her clinical condition over the previous 48 hours. Selfreport screening tool to identify depression in older adults originally developed as 30item measure geriatric depression scale long form. Geriatric depression scale gds short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. You will be redirected to the full text document in the repository in a few seconds, if not click here. While there are many instruments available to measure depression, the geriatric depression scale gds, first created by yesavage, et al. Jerome a yesavage geriatric depression scale psychopharmacology bulletin 1988 24. Edinburgh postpartum depression screen community pediatrics 622 w. Five psychological measures of neurotic depression. The adjusted pooled prevalence of depression was 31. Get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 188k, or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Depression in elderly women resident in a longstay nursing home.
To assess the validity and reliability of a geriatric depression questionnaire. Mckhann g, drachman d, folstein m, katzman r, price d, stadlan em. Establish an equilibrium ioral sciences at stanford uni and eyes closed of. Geriatric depression scale temple university sites. Yesavage ja, brink tl, rose tl, lum o, huang v, adey mb, leirer vo. Validation of 5 and 15 items spanish version of the geriatric. Indicators of depression in elderly and different screening methods.
The geriatric depression scale gds, 5 and 15items version, are useful for. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past week. While there are many instruments available to measure depression, the geriatric depression scale gds, first created by yesavage et al. Pdf clinical and psychometric validation of the geriatric. Development and testing of a fiveitem version of the geriatric depression scale. Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week. It should be administered by an experienced clinician.
To determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and correlate. Because the oasis, which one study has suggested may fail to identify depression in many people,2 is a checklist and doesnt include detailed questions on mood, the nurse decides to administer the geriatric depression scale. Pdf the main purpose of this study is the adaptation and psychometric validation of. Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized. This short form of the gds was developed in 1986 by sheikh and yesavage. Geriatric depression scale long form patients name. We will consider this page to be under continuous development and try to keep translations of the scale available. Geriatric depression scale30 long version ahrq academy. Enter the following information to request a copy of the document from the responsible person. This material may be downloaded andor distributed in electronic format.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Prevalence of depression and burden among informal care. The hamilton anxiety rating scale hama is a widely used and wellvalidated tool for measuring the severity of a patients anxiety. A score of 5 or more indicates the likelihood of depression. Geriatric depression scale this scale was developed as a basic screening measure for depression in older adults. A new geriatric depression scale gds designed specifically for rating depression in the elderly was tested for reliability and validity and compared with the hamilton rating scale for depression hrsd and the zung selfrating depression scale sds. A brief version of the geriatric depression scale for the. Sociodemographic and medical data were obtained through the examination of medical files from november 2012 to january 20. Development and validation of a geriatric depression. Depression prevalence estimates differed according to the instrument used and the continent where the study was conducted. To develop and test the effectiveness of a 5item version of the geriatric depression scale gds in screening for depression in a frail communitydwelling older population.
Depression is one of the most common and disabling syndromes of the elderly population to be a major health problem objective. The spanish version was developed at the university of iowa based on earlier. Total score greater than five indicates probably depression. Young mania rating scale ymrs p a tient educa tion tools overview the young mania rating scale ymrs is one of the most frequently utilized rating scales to assess manic symptoms. Yesavage and others newer shortened form is 15item measure geriatric depression scale short form. Data from 333 ss were correlated and analyzed under a succession of structural equation models. Validation of geriatric depression scale in a general outpatient clinic. Short form consists of 15 questions including items 14, 79, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 2123.
Depression was defined as the diagnosis reported by physicians in medical files and scores on the geriatric depression scale 15item version above 5. Geriatric depression scale short form patients name. Young mania rating scale ymrs university of florida. Validity of the brazilian version of the geriatric depression scale. Longitudinal study of depression and health services use among elderly primary care. Hamilton, the scale has proven useful not only in following individual patients but also in research involving many patients. Pdf the geriatric depression scale gds is a brief, convenient, and effective 30item. One point is assigned for every positive depression answer see right column on testing form.
The geriatric depression scale gds15 2 instrument recommended by the brazilian ministry of health has been shown to be of great value in detecting geriatric depression in different clinical contexts and is of growing important in pc. Users of this system, can login to view this document. It can be used within a wide range of settings and can be used with those that have a medical. To determine the diagnostic capability of the questionnaire gds yesavage abbreviated spanish version, as detector of depression. Have you dropped many of your activities and interests. Tip sheet 6 the geriatric depression scale gds15 what is the gds. Request pdf validation of 5 and 15 items spanish version of the geriatric depression scale in elderly subjects in primary health care setting crosssectional study to validate a spanish. Screening for depressive symptoms in older adults in the. Yesavage ja, brink tl, rose tl, lum o, huang v, adey mb, et al. The geriatric depression scale gds is a 30item selfreport assessment used to identify depression in the elderly. Depression is common in late life, affecting nearly 5 million of the 31 million.
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