TY - JOUR
T1 - Which version of the geriatric depression scale is most useful in medical settings and nursing homes?
T2 - Diagnostic validity meta-analysis
AU - Mitchell, Alex J
AU - Bird, Vicky
AU - Rizzo, Maria
AU - Meader, Nicholas
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) has been evaluated in individual studies, but its validity and added value in medical settings and nursing homes is uncertain. Therefore, the authors conducted a meta-analysis, analyzing the diagnostic accuracy of long, short, and ultrashort versions of the GDS and stratified this into those with and without cognitive impairment.
AB - The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) has been evaluated in individual studies, but its validity and added value in medical settings and nursing homes is uncertain. Therefore, the authors conducted a meta-analysis, analyzing the diagnostic accuracy of long, short, and ultrashort versions of the GDS and stratified this into those with and without cognitive impairment.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79751527031&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
C2 - 21155144
SN - 1545-7214
VL - 18
SP - 1066
EP - 1077
JO - The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 12
ER -