Confirmatory factor analysis of the geriatric depression scale

Gerontologist

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 818-826

  Adams, Kathryn Betts ^b   Matto, Holly C ^a,c   Sanders, Sara ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment tools; Mental health; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALERTNESS; ANXIETY; APATHY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; RATING SCALE; RETIREMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 10644268490     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/44.6.818     Document Type: Article

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