| dc.creator | Hoyl M,Trinidad | |
| dc.creator | Valenzuela A,Eduardo | |
| dc.creator | Marín L,Pedro Paulo | |
| dc.date | 2000-11-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-10T12:39:36Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-10T12:39:36Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872000001100003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/105314 | |
| dc.description | Introduction: The best approach to improve under-recognition of depression is routine screening, idealy using an instrument that is highly effective and easy to administer. Objective: To test the effectiveness of the 5-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (5-GDS) for depression screening in a community-dwelling Chilean elderly population. Participants and Methods: 110 subjects were evaluated at the geriatric outpatient clinic of a university teaching hospital. Patients answered a questionnaire that included the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), and demographic information. Using the 15-item GDS score as reference standard to classify subjects as depressed, test characteristics of the 5-GDS were evaluated. Results: Subjects had a mean 15-item GDS score of 5.4; 47% classified as depressed. Depressed and not depressed subjects were similar with regard to demographics, educational level and comorbid conditions. The mean score was 1.9 for the 5-item GDS. Pearson correlation for 15-item and 5-item GDS scores was 0.92, p<0.001. Using 15-item GDS score as reference standard, the 5-item GDS had a sensitivity of 0.88, specificity 0.90, positive predictive value 0.88 and negative predictive value 0.90. Conclusions: The 5-item GDS seems to be a promising screening tool for depression. If revalidated against clinical evaluation, it might be the preferred screening tool for depression in the Chilean community-dwelling elderly. (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 1199-1204) | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872000001100003 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.128 n.11 2000 | |
| dc.subject | Depression | |
| dc.subject | involutional | |
| dc.subject | geriatric assessment | |
| dc.subject | Geriatric psychiatry | |
| dc.subject | health services for the aged | |
| dc.title | Depresión en el adulto mayor: evaluación preliminar de la efectividad, como instrumento de tamizaje, de la versión de 5 ítems de la Escala de Depresión Geriátrica | |
