Psychometric Evaluation of the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale Using an Elderly Community Sample

In this study the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were evaluated and compared, using a relatively large elderly community sample. The GDS generally performed well, replicating earlier findings from a different population...

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Published in:Psychology and aging 1989-03, Vol.4 (1), p.125-126
Main Authors: Dunn, Victoria K, Sacco, William P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Female
Human
Humans
Major Depression
Male
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Rating Scales
Social Environment
Statistical Validity
Test Reliability
Zungs Self Rating Depression Scale
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Summary:In this study the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were evaluated and compared, using a relatively large elderly community sample. The GDS generally performed well, replicating earlier findings from a different population. Also, as hypothesized, the SDS, which has a multiple-choice format, had a higher non-completion rate than the GDS, which has a true-false format. Finally, no significant differences between the responses of young-old and old-old subjects were observed.
ISSN:0882-7974
1939-1498
DOI:10.1037/0882-7974.4.1.125