Spanish version of the geriatric depression scale: Reliability and validity in persons with mild-moderate dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1284-1290

  Lucas Carrasco, Ramona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

dementia; depression; factor structure; geriatric depression scale; psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CAREGIVER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84862289401     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212000336     Document Type: Article

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