Validity and reliability of geriatric depression scale-15 (short form) in Turkish older adults

Durmaz B., Soysal P., ELLİDOKUZ H., IŞIK A. T.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, vol.5, no.3, pp.216-220, 2018 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.14744/ncl.2017.85047
  • Journal Name: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.216-220
  • Keywords: Depression, DSM-5, GDS-15, geriatrics, Turkey
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of Geriatric Depression-15 Scale (GDS-15) in Turkish older adults and to compare the results with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-fifth edition (DSM-5) depression criteria.