Development and inter-rater reliability of a standardized verbal instruction manual for the Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale—short form
✍ Scribed by M. T. P. Wong; T. P. Ho; M. Y. Ho; C. S. Yu; Y. H. Wong; S. Y. Lee
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 53 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.633
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a common screening tool for elderly depression in Hong Kong. This study aimed at (1) developing a standardized manual for the verbal administration and scoring of the GDS‐SF, and (2) comparing the inter‐rater reliability between the standardized and non‐standardized verbal administration of GDS‐SF. Two studies were reported. In Study 1, the process of developing the manual was described. In Study 2, we compared the inter‐rater reliabilities of GDS‐SF scores using the standardized verbal instructions and the traditional non‐standardized administration. Results of Study 2 indicated that the standardized procedure in verbal administration and scoring improved the inter‐rater reliabilities of GDS‐SF. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.