A full bibliography of the gas is available upon request email me at. Jerome a yesavage geriatric depression scale psychopharmacology bulletin 1988 24. This tip sheet provides guidance on administering the geriatric depression scale gds 15 point version, a depression assessment tool specifically designed for older people. Identifying geriatric patients at risk for suicide and. Geriatric depression scale temple university sites.
The gds was found to have a 92% sensitivity and a 89%. Geriatric depression scale long form score calculator. Please circle the best answer for how you felt over the past week. There are two forms of the geriatric depression scale. What is the geriatric depression scale and why is it. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past week. According to the geriatric depression scale gds, ct received a score of 8 out of a possible 15 points indicating likelihood of depression. The gds long form is a brief, 30item questionnaire in which participants. Factor structure and measurement invariance of the geriatric depression scale. Depression among residents of long term care ltc during the first year 54. Geriatric depression scale geriatric patients 30 1015 minutes selfadministered yesno 92%95% beck depression. Depression is more common in those with multiple chronic conditions.
In older adults, the geriatric depression scale is also an appropriate screening tool for. Total score greater than five indicates probably depression. The geriatric depression scale gds is a selfrating screening tool developed to detect depression in elderly individuals yesavage et al. The geriatric depression scale gds is a brief, convenient, and effective 30item selfreport screening measure for depression among older adults. Aged care assessment geriatric depression scale gds. The geriatric depression scale gds is a selfreport measure of depression in older adults. Geriatric depression scale long version the geriatric depression scale gds is a 30item selfreport assessment used to identify depression in the elderly. The long form and the short form of the geriatric depression scale gds were compared in a va nursing home popula tion. Geriatric depression scale short form geriatric assessment tool kit. Have you dropped many of your activities and interests. The scale is an adaptation of the hamilton depression rating scale and has a greater sensitivity to change over time. Short form is a 15question screening tool for depression in older adults that takes five to seven minutes to complete and can be filled out by the patient or administered by a. It has been designed for the assessment of depressive symptomatology in elderly people and excludes any questions relating to the physical symptoms of depression. It can be used within a wide range of settings and can be used with those that have a medical illness or those with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
The geriatric depression scale gds is a screening test originally developed by j. Geriatric depression scale long form neurosciencecme. Geriatric depression scale30 long version ahrq academy. It has been designed for the assessment of depressive symptomatology in elderly people and excludes any questions relating to the physical symptoms of depression common in old age.
The geriatric depression scale gds was used to screen for depression among residents of six nursing homes in sydney. Geriatric depression scale short form 1 tools may be copied without permission instructions. Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week. Geriatric depression scale gds30 yesavage ja, brink tl, rose tl, lum o, huang v, adey mb, leirer vo.
Depression assessments such as the 4item geriatric depression scale. The long form and the short form of the geriatric depression scale gds were compared in a va nursing home population. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past. The validity and reliability of this 15question short form was performed in 1991 by burke et al.
The 4 item geriatric depression scale is suitable as a screening test. Geriatric depression scale gds short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. In the geriatric depression scale, questions are answered yes or no. Shah a, herbert r, lewis s, mahendran r, platt j, bhattacharyya b. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale. Identifying geriatric patients at risk for suicide and depression ryan c. Geriatric depression scale about dementia pathways. Geriatric depression scale short form patients name. A fivecategory response set is not utilized in order to ensure that the scale.
The original geriatric depression scale gds was a 30item questionnaire timeconsuming and challenging for some patients and staff. Resources for the comprehensive geriatric assessment based proactive and personalised primary care of the elderly. From the hartford institute for geriatric nursing, new york university rory. Postintervention assessment according to the geriatric depression scale gds, cts depressive symptoms decreased from 8 to 6 although still indicating likelihood of depression. Because the oasis, which one study has suggested may fail to identify depression in many people,2 is a checklist and doesnt include detailed questions on mood, the nurse decides to administer the geriatric depression scale. Screening for depression among acutely ill geriatric inpatients with a short geriatric depression scale. The gds short form 15 questions has been derived from the 30 question version. It has been extensively used in community, acute and longterm care settings. Validity and reliability of geriatric depression scale15. The other is the short form, with 15 questions taken from the long form scale. In the first phase, 86 geriatric male veterans were administered the long form of the gds at intake. Geriatric depression scale home care of the elderly. Yesavage and colleagues in 1982 that is used to identify symptoms of depression in older adults. Geriatric depression scale as a community screening instrument for elderly chinese immigrants.
The geriatric depression scale gds is a 30item selfreport assessment used to identify depression in the elderly. There is a long form 30 item questionnaire and short form 15item questionnaire for the gds. The geriatric depression scale gds choose the best answer for how you felt this past week circle one 1. The gds is comprised of 30 items that were selected by researchers and clinicians for their validity in distinguishing groups of elderly people with depression.
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