Can older adults with dementia accurately report depression using brief forms? Reliability and validity of the geriatric depression scale

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Lach, Helen W ^a   Chang, Yu Ping ^b   Edwards, Dorothy ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPLICATION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL CAPACITY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77955979260     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20100303-01     Document Type: Article

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