Validation of a cutoff point for the short version of the Depression Scale of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies in older Mexican adults

Validation of a cutoff point for the short version of the Depression Scale of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies in older Mexican adults

Objective. To identify a valid cutoff point associated with Center for Epidemiologic Studies, Depression Scale (CES-D) of seven items, which allows the classification of older adults according to presence/absence of clinically significant depressive symptoms. Materials and methods. Screening study w...

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Main Authors: Aarón Salinas-Rodríguez, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Gilberto Isaac Acosta-Castillo, Aurora Franco-Núñez, Óscar Rosas-Carrasco, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez-Robledo, Ana Luisa Sosa-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2014-05-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
depresión
tamizaje
sensibilidad y especificidad
adulto mayor
Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7346

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