Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form printable pdf download
Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form. The short form is more easily used by physically ill and mildly to moderately demented patients who have short attention spans and/or feel easily fatigued. Web the geriatric depression scale:
Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form printable pdf download
One point for “yes” to other questions. Recent evidence and development of a shorter version. Web the geriatric depression scale: Yes no total score 1 tools may be copied without permission Questions from the gds long form which had the highest correlation with depressive symptoms in validation studies were selected for the short version. Adapted from sheikh ji, yesavage ja: These 15 items were chosen because of their high correlation with depressive symptoms in previous validation studies (sheikh &. One point for “no” to questions 1, 5, 7, 11, 13. Do you think that most people are better off than you are? Web a short form gds consisting of 15 questions was developed in 1986.
The short version of the gds is more appropriate for physically ill older adults and. These 15 items were chosen because of their high correlation with depressive symptoms in previous validation studies (sheikh &. Questions from the gds long form which had the highest correlation with depressive symptoms in validation studies were selected for the short version. Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized; The short form is more easily used by physically ill and mildly to moderately demented patients who have short attention spans and/or feel easily fatigued. The short version of the gds is more appropriate for physically ill older adults and. Very depressed = 12 ± 2. Web the geriatric depression scale: Web a short form gds consisting of 15 questions was developed in 1986. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past week. A score greater than 5 suggests depression.
