Is geriatric depression scale a valid instrument to screen depression in Chinese community-dwelling elderly?

Is geriatric depression scale a valid instrument to screen depression in Chinese community-dwelling elderly?

Abstract Background The geriatric depression scale (GDS) is used widely as a screening instrument for depression worldwide. The present study aims to examine the reliability and validity of the GDS with 30 items (GDS-30) in Chinese cognitively normal elderly, and to preliminarily investigate the app...

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Main Authors: Feifei Huang, Huijun Wang, Zhihong Wang, Jiguo Zhang, Wenwen Du, Xiaofang Jia, Liusen Wang, Bing Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Geriatric
Depression
Mild cognitive impairment
Epidemiology
Psychometrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02266-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02266-y

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