Short scales were as effective as long scales in screening for depression in older patients
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: (2001) Int J Geriatr Psychiatr 16, 321. Pomeroy IM, Clark CR, Philp I. . The effectiveness of very short scales for depression screening in elderly medical patients. . Mar; . : . –6 . [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] QUESTION: In older patients, are short scales as effective as long scales in screening for depression? Blinded comparison of 3 Geriatric Depression Scales (GDS-4, GDS-15, and GDS-30) and the Mental Health Inventory-1 (MHI-1) scale with diagnostic criteria of research of International Classification of Diseases—10th edition (DCR-10). A teaching hospital in the UK 87 patients (mean age 79 y, 60% women) who were > 60 years of age and attended the day rehabilitation facility or were admitted to the medical rehabilitation wards. Patients were excluded if they had an illness, communication problems, or a score of < 6 on the 10-item Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT). The GDS-30, GDS-4, 10-item AMT, and … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DInternational%2Bjournal%2Bof%2Bgeriatric%2Bpsychiatry%26rft.stitle%253DInt%2BJ%2BGeriatr%2BPsychiatry%26rft.aulast%253DPomeroy%26rft.auinit1%253DI.%2BM.%26rft.volume%253D16%26rft.issue%253D3%26rft.spage%253D321%26rft.epage%253D326%26rft.atitle%253DThe%2Beffectiveness%2Bof%2Bvery%2Bshort%2Bscales%2Bfor%2Bdepression%2Bscreening%2Bin%2Belderly%2Bmedical%2Bpatients.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1002%252Fgps.344%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F11288167%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1002/gps.344&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=11288167&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febmed%2F6%2F6%2F187.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000167917300011&link_type=ISI
Source: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.6.6.187
Author: Scott Sherman
Institution: Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2098832028