2008
DOI: 10.1017/s1478951508000357
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The geriatric depression scale in palliative care

Abstract: Objective: This research examined the psychometric properties of previously published short forms of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) in patients receiving palliative care. It also uses the full form of the GDS to examine the prevalence of nonsomatic symptoms of depression in palliative patients.Method: Participants were 84 patients with advanced cancer attending palliative care outpatient clinics. Scores for short forms of the GDS were derived from administering the original 30-item scale. Patients also c… Show more

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“…Similar procedure to harmonize depression assessments was previously applied in other cohorts. 46 Factor analyses have consistently identified an apathy dimension of the GDS, consisting of the following three items: (1) Have you dropped many of your activities and interests (‘yes’ or ‘no’)? (2) Do you prefer to stay home, rather than go out and do new things (‘yes’ or ‘no’)?…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar procedure to harmonize depression assessments was previously applied in other cohorts. 46 Factor analyses have consistently identified an apathy dimension of the GDS, consisting of the following three items: (1) Have you dropped many of your activities and interests (‘yes’ or ‘no’)? (2) Do you prefer to stay home, rather than go out and do new things (‘yes’ or ‘no’)?…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The GDS-15 is a scale for depression consisting of 15 yes-no questions [18]. This scale was validated in older primary care patients and in cancer patients treated with palliative intention [19,20]. All items are summed up to a total sum score, and a cutoff value of ≥5 for depression was used.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This scale has been developed and validated especially for depression screening among elderly patients 35 , 36 and has also been used in cancer patients. 37 Scores of 0–9 are considered normal, 10–19 indicate mild depression, and 20–30 indicate severe depression. 35 The HADS is a 14-item scale with separate subscales for anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%