The evaluation and design of a short depression screening tool in Turkish older adults

Dokuzlar O., Soysal P., Usarel C., IŞIK A. T.

INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, vol.30, no.10, pp.1541-1548, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s1041610218000236
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1541-1548
  • Keywords: depression, DSM-5, elderly, GDS-4, GDS-5, geriatrics, short depression scale, Turkey, LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION, HEALTH-CARE EXPENDITURES, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, RISK-FACTORS, SCALE GDS, VALIDATION, RELIABILITY, VALIDITY, VERSION, POLYPHARMACY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is a common and serious healthcare problem for older adults. This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of GDS-4 and GDS-5 in Turkish, and to establish a new short-form Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for our population, and also determine the superiority of each short scale to another.