Validation of the Spanish version of the EURO-D scale: An instrument for detecting depression in older people

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1199-1205

  Larraga, Laura ^a   Saz, Pedro ^a   Dewey, Michael E ^b   Marcos, Guillermo ^a   Lobo, Antonio ^a   Dia J L ^c   Dela Camara C ^c   Ventura, T ^c   Quintanilla, M A ^c   Quetglas, B ^c   Zapata, M ^c   Martin A ^c   Sarasola, A ^c   Montanes J A ^c   Lobo Escolar, A ^c   Aznar, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Community; Depression; Elderly; EURO D scale; Reliability; Spanish version; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; STANDARDIZATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN;

EID: 33845934953     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1642     Document Type: Article

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