The gds long form is a brief, 30item questionnaire in which participants. How to use 15item screening tool used to identify depression in older adults used with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately cognitively impaired adults extensively used in community, acute and longterm care settings easy to administer and score same yesno format as the lf takes 57 minutes to administer public domain many languages the gdssf is a subset of 15 questions. The gds15, which was used in the present study, consists of 15 questions inquiring the patients mood. It is a selfreport assessment used to identify depression in the elderly. The gds short form 15 questions has been derived from the 30 question version. The geriatric depression scale gds, although developed for older adults, has also been validated in younger adults. Validity and reliability of geriatric depression scale15. The geriatric depression scale gds is a screening test originally developed by j.
Different gds cutoff points were used to estimate the sensitivity, specificity, positive. The study aimed to examine the screening accuracy of the geriatric depression scale gds and the collateral source version of the geriatric depression scale csgds in the nursing home setting. The long form and the short form of the geriatric depression scale gds were compared in a va nursing home population. In the first phase, 86 geriatric male veterans were administered the long form of the gds. Lenore kurlowicz, phd, rn, cs, faan, university of pennsylvania school of nursing and sherry a. Objective to determine the validity of short geriatric depression scale gds versions for the detection of a major depressive episode according to icd10 criteria for research and dsmiv. A fivecategory response set is not utilized in order to ensure that the scale is simple enough to be used when testing ill or moderately cognitively impaired individuals, for whom a more complex set of answers may be confusing, or lead to inaccurate recording of responses. Therefore, it taps the affective and behavioral symptoms of depression and excludes most symptoms that may be confused with somatic disease e. Yes response to negatively worded questions and no response to positively worded questions are given a score of one. Discover more about the gds screening tool and also some guidelines about depression in the elderly below the form. The original 30item form of the gds has been shown to be an effective screening test for depression in a. Left untreated, depression may progress and have dramatic effects on overall health. The geriatric depression scale gds was designed specifically to screen for depression in geriatric populations. Geriatric depression scale15 short version ahrq academy.
To date, factor analyses assessing the validity of the gdssf have indicated that the gdssf may not be appropriate when screening diverse populations. Please choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. Are you afraid that something bad is going to happen to you. Depression is common in late life, affecting nearly 5 million of the 31 million americans aged 65 and older. Short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. The objective of this study was to investigate reliability and validity of the self rated 30 item geriatric depression scale gds in screening and diagnosis of depression in parkinsons disease pd.
A score of 5 points is suggestive of depression and warrants a followup interview. Greenberg, phdc, msn, gnpbc, hartford institute for geriatric nursing, nyu college of nursing why. In the geriatric depression scale, questions are answered yes or no. Validation of the tamil version of short form geriatric. Sf, read it watch it try it web video watch a video demonstrating the use and inter. Rasch analysis of the geriatric depression scaleshort.
From the hartford institute for geriatric nursing, new york university rory meyers. Depression is a common psychiatric disorder in older people. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past week. It has been designed for the assessment of depressive symptomatology in elderly people and excludes any questions relating to the physical symptoms of depression. Gds15 geriatric depression scale 15item short form. 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 gds test the calculator. Mood scale short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week.
Reliability and validity of the geriatric depression scale. Greenberg, msn, aprn, bc, gnp, hartford institute for geriatric nursing, nyu college of nursing why. Geriatric depression scale short form see associated document. 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.
Factor structure and measurement invariance of the geriatric depression scale 15. Geriatric depression scale gds 4 questions version 1. Yesavage and colleagues in 1982 that is used to identify symptoms of depression in older adults. The long form uses an 11point cutoff score for diagnosing depression and the short form a 7point cutoff score. Geriatric depression scale an overview sciencedirect. Geriatric depression scale short form 1 tools may be copied without permission instructions. The geriatric depression scale gds, a validated questionnaire for selfrated assessment, is available in a 30item longform and a 15item short form version. How to use 15item screening tool used to identify depression in older adults used with healthy, medically ill and mild to moderately cognitively impaired adults. The original geriatric depression scale gds was a 30item questionnaire timeconsuming and challenging for some patients and staff. Geriatric depression scale short form patients name. Item response theory analysis, differential item functioning, and creation of 10item short form gas10. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale. The scale is an adaptation of the hamilton depression rating scale and has a greater sensitivity to change over time.
Design crosssectional evaluation of depressive symptoms in a sample of elderly subjects with short gds versions. Depression is common in late life, affecting nearly 5 million of the 31 million americans aged 65 and older with clinically significant. Choose the best answer for how you felt over the past week. Geriatric depression scale short form with 4 questions. Sheikh md department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, stanford university school of medicine, stanford, ca, 93405. This geriatric depression scale gds test evaluates symptoms of depression in elderly patients based on a 15 question and a 4 question version. Link to downloads of the geriatric depression scale in english and other. Validation of the short form of the geriatric depression scale in the geriatric outpatient clinic at the hospital nacional cayetano heredia. Geriatric depression scale gds short form choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. To determine the validity of short geriatric depression scale gds versions for the detection of a major depressive episode according to icd. The study sample comprised 109 nondemented patients with pd admitted to the movement disorders outpatient unit. Geriatric depression scale short form about dementia pathways. Validation of the arabic version of the short geriatric depression scale gds 15. The geriatric depression scale gds exists in both short and long forms.
Geriatric depression scale short form geriatric assessment tool kit. Greenberg, phd, rn, gnpbc, hartford institute for geriatric nursing, new york university rory meyers college of nursing why. Geriatric depression scale short form gds15 is a brief 15item instrument validated as a screening tool for depression based on selfreported feelings over the past 1week. The scale is a 30item, selfreport instrument that uses a yesno format.
The purpose of this study was to examine scale dimensionality, reliability, invariance, targeting, continuity, cutoff scores, and diagnostic use of the geriatric depression scale short form gdssf over time with a sample of 177 englishspeaking u. Choose the best answer for how you have felt over the past week. Geriatric depression scale 15item short form valant. Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized. The validity and reliability of this 15question short form was performed in 1991 by burke et al. Have you dropped many of your activities and interests. Validation of the arabic version of the short geriatric depression scale gds 15 article pdf available in international psychogeriatrics 203. The geriatric depression scale gds short form is a wellvalidated instrument easily used by physically ill and mildlytomoderately demented patients who have short. Total score greater than five indicates probably depression. Validity of the geriatric depression scale and the. 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 provider with minimal training in its use. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past. The gds15 is a 15item short form of the original 30item geriatric depression scale.