Reliability, validity and structure of the Chinese geriatric depression scale in a Hong Kong context: a preliminary report

Depression is one of the commonest psychiatric illness in the elderly. Screening instruments of depression can greatly facilitate its identification in the community, leading to early recognition and diagnosis. The Geriatric Depression Scale was translated into Chinese and its reliability, validity...

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Published inSingapore medical journal Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 477 - 480
Main Authors CHIU, H. F. K, LEE, H. C. B, WING, Y. K, KWONG, P. K, LEUNG, C. M, CHUNG, D. W. S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore Singapore Medical Association 01.10.1994
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - ethnology
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatrics
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reproducibility of Results
Tropical medicine
Hong Kong
Asia
Human
Depressions
Elderly
Geriatrics
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Summary:Depression is one of the commonest psychiatric illness in the elderly. Screening instruments of depression can greatly facilitate its identification in the community, leading to early recognition and diagnosis. The Geriatric Depression Scale was translated into Chinese and its reliability, validity and factor structure examined in a population of Chinese elderly in Hong Kong. One hundred and thirteen normal and 80 depressed elderly subjects were studied and a cut-off score of 15 on the scale was found to be optimal. The scale's reliability and validity was satisfactory and thus it is a promising instrument for screening geriatric depression in Hong Kong.
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ISSN:0037-5675