Construction and validation of a patient- and user-friendly nursing home version of the Geriatric Depression Scale

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 837-842

  Jongenelis, K ^a   Gerritsen, D L ^b   Pot, A M ^a,c   Beekman, A T F ^a   Eisses, A M H ^d   Kluiter, H ^d   Ribbe, M W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; GDS; Nursing homes; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34648813830     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1748     Document Type: Article

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