Psychometric properties of responses by clinicians and older adults to a 6-item Hebrew version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D6).
BMC Psychiatry
; 13: 2, 2013 Jan 03.
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em En
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| ID: mdl-23281688
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) is commonly used as a screening instrument, as a continuous measure of change in depressive symptoms over time, and as a means to compare the relative efficacy of treatments. Among several abridged versions, the 6-item HAM-D6 is used most widely in large degree because of its good psychometric properties. The current study compares both self-report and clinician-rated versions of the Hebrew version of this scale.METHODS:
A total of 153 Israelis 75 years of age on average participated in this study. The HAM-D(6) was examined using confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) models separately for both patient and clinician responses.RESULTS:
Responses to the HAM-D(6) suggest that this instrument measures a unidimensional construct with each of the scales' six items contributing significantly to the measurement. Comparisons between self-report and clinician versions indicate that responses do not significantly differ for 4 of the 6 items. Moreover, 100% sensitivity (and 91% specificity) was found between patient HAM-D6 responses and clinician diagnoses of depression.CONCLUSION:
These results indicate that the Hebrew HAM-D(6) can be used to measure and screen for depressive symptoms among elderly patients.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Depressão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Psychiatry
Assunto da revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel