Geriatric depression in primary care pubmed central pmc. Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week. The epds is easy to administer and has proven to be an effective screening tool. Geriatric depression scale long form patients name. Geriatric depression is a mental and emotional disorder affecting older adults.
In addition to the 5item scale, there is a long form 30item questionnaire. Please circle the best answer for how you felt over the past week. The cut point of the phq9 is equal or greater than 10, which has a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression. The items may be answered yes or no, which is thought to be simpler than scales that use a fivecategory response set. Please choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. Geriatric depression scale short form 1 tools may be copied without permission instructions. Geriatric depression scale an overview sciencedirect topics. The geriatric depression scale gds was designed specifically to screen for depression in geriatric populations. Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you. This tip sheet provides guidance on administering the geriatric depression scale gds 15 point version, a depression assessment tool specifically designed for older people. The original scale is in the public domain due to it being partly the result of federal support. Greenberg, msn, aprn, bc, gnp, hartford institute for geriatric nursing, nyu college of nursing why. The questions are translated into arabic and greek. Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version.
Jerome a yesavage geriatric depression scale psychopharmacology bulletin 1988 24. Geriatric depression scale this scale was developed as a basic screening measure for depression in older adults. Pdf reliability, validity and structure of the chinese. A preliminary report article pdf available in singapore medical journal 355. Geriatric depression scale other bibliographies cite. Questionnaire9 phq9, and 17item hamilton rating scale for depression hdrs17. The geriatric depression scale can help determine if an aging person has problems with depression. Factor structure and measurement invariance of the geriatric depression scale15. The geriatric depression scale gds is a brief, convenient, and effective 30item selfreport screening measure for depression among older adults. Read the questions to the client and record their responses. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past week. Short form is a 15question screening tool for depression in older adults that takes five to. Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale cesd. Geriatric depression scale long form score calculator.
Left untreated, depression may progress and have dramatic effects on overall health. Question answer 1 are you basically satisfied with your life. A score of 5 points is suggestive of depression and warrants a followup interview. Short form is a 15question screening tool for depression in older adults that takes five to seven minutes to complete and can be filled out by the patient or administered by a provider with minimal training in its use. Feelings of sadness and occasional blue moods are normal. A fivecategory response set is not utilized in order to ensure that the scale is simple enough to be used when testing ill or moderately cognitively impaired individuals, for whom a more complex set of answers may be confusing, or lead to inaccurate recording of responses. The 5item geriatric depression scale gds is used as a screening tool for identifying depression in older adults. Depression is common in late life, affecting nearly 5 million of the 31 million americans aged 65 and older.
Geriatric depression scale dsm, examples, person, people. Geriatric depression scale long form neurosciencecme. Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale cesd, nimh below is a list of the ways you might have felt or behaved. Have you dropped many of your activities and interests. Geriatric depression scale short form patients name. The beck depression inventory bdi, center for epidemiological studies depression scale cesd, geriatric depression scale gds, hospital anxiety and depression scale hads, and primary care evaluation of mental disordersmood module primemd. Accuracy of three depression screening scales to diagnose. The gds short form 15 questions has been derived from the 30 question version. Where a score of more than five is indicated, a more. Results of the geriatric depression scale explained the. Mar 30, 2017 how to score the geriatric depression scale the answers of 1 emphasize significance to depression max score 15 add up the total points from yes or no responses greenberg, s. Aged care assessment geriatric depression scale gds. Depression is common in late life, affecting nearly 5 million of the 31 million americans aged 65 and older with clinically significant depressive symptoms reaching % in older adults aged 80 and older blazer, 2009.
Later versions retain only the most discriminating questions. Geriatric depression scale an overview sciencedirect. Hospital anxiety and depression scale hads please check you. Is the geriatric depression scale a reliable screening tool for depressive symptoms in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. Geriatric depression scale30 long version ahrq academy. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale. The cesd pdf, 28kb is in the public domain and no permission is. Using the geriatric depression scale universal screening and prevention strategies offer the most hope in effecting significant reductions in latelife suicide rates samhsa older americans tac why conduct depression screening. The original scale is in the public domain due to it. Greenberg, phd, rn, gnpbc, hartford institute for geriatric nursing, new york university rory meyers college of nursing why. Apr 12, 20 is the geriatric depression scale a reliable screening tool for depressive symptoms in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. Geriatric depression scale short form with 4 questions.
Hamilton depression rating scale hamd or hdrs determine severity of depression geriatric depression scale a questionnaire to screen for depression in geriatric populations gad7 anxiety scale screen for generalized anxiety disorder short michigan alcoholism screening testgeriatric version the smastg assess for problem alcohol drinking in. The scale is a 30item, selfreport instrument that uses a yesno format. The gds long form is a brief, 30item questionnaire in which. Geriatric depression scale gds 4 questions version 1. Total score greater than five indicates probably depression. Edinburgh postnatal depression scale epds ucsf fresno. Aged care assessment geriatric depression scale gds tip. I present state last 4 weeks s y to be completed by teen. Geriatric depression scale short form see associated document. Geriatric depression scale choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week. Geriatric depression scale 4 questions gds4 in cga toolkit plus. Lenore kurlowicz, phd, rn, cs, faan, university of pennsylvania school of nursing and sherry a. The macarthur tool kit, first developed in 2004 through the initiative and updated here, supports primary care clinicians in caring for their patients who suffer from. A phq2 score of greater than 3 had a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 92% for major depression.
Resources for the cga based proactive primary care of the elderly. Yesavage and colleagues in 1982 that is used to identify symptoms of depression in older adults. Please tell me how often you have felt this way during the past week. Therefore, it taps the affective and behavioral symptoms of depression and excludes most symptoms that may be confused with somatic disease e. It has been designed for the assessment of depressive symptomatology in elderly people and excludes any questions relating to the physical symptoms of depression common in old age.
These images are a random sampling from a bing search on the term geriatric depression scale. The scoring scale is at the end of the questionnaire. The original geriatric depression scale gds was a 30item questionnaire timeconsuming and challenging for some patients and staff. Link to downloads of the geriatric depression scale in english and other. Reliability and validity of the geriatric depression scale in depression in parkinsons disease. The aim of this populationbased study was to investigate the usefulness of the geriatric depression scale 15item version gds15 to assess depressive symptoms among very old people with differing levels of cognitive function. Usefulness of the geriatric depression scale 15item. The geriatric depression scale gds is a 30item selfreport assessment designed specifically to identify depression in the elderly. How to score the geriatric depression scale the answers of 1 emphasize significance to depression max score 15 add up the total points from yes or no responses greenberg, s. The beck depression inventory bdi is widely used to screen for depression and to. Depression is among the leading causes of disabilityadjusted life years in the world 1 and a serious public health problem among older adults. Depression is widespread among elderly persons, affecting one in six patients treated in general medical practice and. Links to pubmed are also available for selected references.
Geriatric depression scale gds30 yesavage ja, brink tl, rose tl, lum o, huang v, adey mb, leirer vo. While there are many instruments available to measure depression, the geriatric depression scale gds, first created by yesavage, et al. It has been designed for the assessment of depressive symptomatology in elderly people and excludes any questions relating to the. The gds long form is a brief, 30item questionnaire in which participants. Reliability, validity and structure of the chinese geriatric depression scale in a hong kong context. Click on the image or right click to open the source website in a new browser window. The hdrs also known as the hamd is the most wide ly used clinicianadministered depression assessment scale. Depression is more common in those with multiple chronic conditions.
If appropriate, allow the client to complete the form on hisher own. The long form and the short form of the geriatric depression scale gds were compared in a va nursing home population. Mothers who score above are likely to be suffering from a. Hamilton depression rating scale hamd or hdrs determine severity of depression geriatric depression scale a questionnaire to screen for depression in geriatric populations gad7 anxiety scale screen for generalized anxiety disorder short michigan alcoholism screening test geriatric version the smastg assess for problem alcohol drinking in. Evidencebased information on geriatric depression scale from hundreds of trustworthy sources for health and social care. Tick the box beside the reply that is closest to how you have been feeling in the past week.
Geriatric depression scale gds short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. Mood scale short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. In the first phase, 86 geriatric male veterans were administered the long form of the gds. Which version of the geriatric depression scale is most useful in medical settings and nursing homes. Depression is underrecognized in older adults, especially those with chronic conditions such as heart disease and arthritis. It can be used within a wide range of settings, and can be used with those that have a medical illness or those with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
In the geriatric depression scale, questions are answered yes or no. However, lasting depression is not a typical part of. Feasibility of gds15 was evaluated as the proportion of people who completed the scale. The geriatric depression scale gds is a screening test originally developed by j.
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