Short versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) among widowed older people in Taiwan: Comparing their psychometric properties.
Australas J Ageing
; 40(4): e294-e300, 2021 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the psychometric properties of different short versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) among community-dwelling widowed older people.METHODS:
A cross-sectional design was conducted between February 2018 and August 2019 in southern Taiwan (n = 330). The GDS short versions included Hoyl et al's 5-item version, Molloy et al's 5-item version and van Marwijk et al's 4-item version.RESULTS:
All GDS short versions had satisfactory internal consistency (α = 0.83-0.90), with strong item loading embedded in the same construct of depression (0.43-0.72). The activity of daily living (ADL) scores had strong associations with van Marwijk et al's 4-item version (absolute standardised coefficient [|ß|] = 0.15-0.59), Hoyl et al's 5-item version (|ß| = 0.16-0.45) and Molloy et al's 4-item version (|ß| = 0.09-0.40).CONCLUSIONS:
Hoyl et al's 5-item version was found to be more suitable than the other two versions of the GDS to assess the precise construct of depression. Meanwhile, van Marwijk et al's 4-item version can be used when the focus is on ADL performance. However, the conclusion should be interpreted with caution since the results were derived only from a widowed population in Taiwan. More research on this topic among other populations is thus needed to corroborate our conclusion.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Viudez
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Depresión
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Australas J Ageing
Año:
2021
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Article