Measuring Depression in the Community: A Comparison of Telephone and Personal Interviews

Interview method effects in response to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) are compared among a community sample (N=546) of adults randomly assigned to either telephone or in-person interviews. The interviews were conducted in Los Angeles during 1980. No significant differ...

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Published in:Public opinion quarterly 1982-01, Vol.46 (1), p.110-121
Main Authors: ANESHENSEL, CAROL S., FRERICHS, RALPH R., CLARK, VIRGINIA A., YOKOPENIC, PATRICIA A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
California
Communities
Depression
Depressive disorders
Epidemiology
Health administration
Health Surveys
Hispanics
Humans
Interview/Interviews/Interviewing
Interviews as Topic - methods
Measure/Measures/Measuring/ Measurement
Method/Methods (see also Methodology)
Proportions
Psychological interviews
Public health
Social interaction
Socioeconomic Factors
Telephone - statistics & numerical data
Telephone interviews
Telephones
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Summary:Interview method effects in response to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) are compared among a community sample (N=546) of adults randomly assigned to either telephone or in-person interviews. The interviews were conducted in Los Angeles during 1980. No significant differences were observed between the two interview methods in nonresponse to symptom items, preference for specific response categories, reliability, mean level of depression, or proportion classified as depressed. Furthermore, no significant interactions were found between sociodemographic characteristics and the method of interview.
ISSN:0033-362X
1537-5331
DOI:10.1086/268703