The evaluation and design of a short depression screening tool in Turkish older adults
INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS, cilt.30, sa.10, ss.1541-1548, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 10
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s1041610218000236
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL PSYCHOGERIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1541-1548
- Anahtar Kelimeler: depression, DSM-5, elderly, GDS-4, GDS-5, geriatrics, short depression scale, Turkey
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.