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SCREENING FOR DEPRESSION AMONG GERIATRIC INPATIENTS WITH SHORT VERSIONS OF THE GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE

✍ Scribed by AJIT SHAH; VIRACH PHONGSATHORN; CELIA BIELAWSKA; CORNELIUS KATONA

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Weight: 298 KB
Volume: 11
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199610)11:10<915::aid-gps411>3.0.co;2-h

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✦ Synopsis

The performances of shorter versions of the Geriatric Depression scale (GDS) are examined. A cutoff of 4/5 gives the best sensitivity (80%) and specificity (77%) for the 15-item version (GDS15). A cutoff of 3/4 gives the best sensitivity (75%) and specificity (77%) for the 10-item version (GDSlO). A cutoff of 0/1 gives the best sensitivity (85%) and specificity (60%) for the 4-item version (GDS4). Similar cutoff values, specificities and sensitivities were demonstrated in the dementia subsample for GDS15 and GDSlO. The GDS4 had poor sensitivity and specificity in the dementia subsample. The GDS15 and the GDSlO may be utilized in screening for depression among continuing care geriatric inpatients, but would require prospective evaluation among acutely ill geriatric inpatients.

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