Test-characteristics of the GDS-15 in screening for major depression in elderly patients in general practice
| Autor: | Harm W.J. van Marwijk, Aartjan T.F. Beekman, D. Bijl, Herman J. Adèr, Marten de Haan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Sociology and Social Gerontology, EMGO+ - Mental Health, General practice, Psychiatry |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Social Psychology business.industry Public health Primary care Test (assessment) Clinical trial Clinical Psychology General practice Physical therapy medicine Population study Geriatric Depression Scale Geriatrics and Gerontology business Gerontology Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Bijl, D, Van Marwijk, H W J, Adèr, H J, Beekman, A T F & De Haan, M 2005, ' Test-characteristics of the GDS-15 in screening for major depression in elderly patients in general practice ', Clinical Gerontologist, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 1-9 . https://doi.org/10.1300/J018v29n01_01 Clinical Gerontologist, 29(1), 1-10. Routledge Bijl, D, van Marwijk, H W J, Adèr, H J, de Haan, M & Beekman, A T F 2005, ' Test-characteristics of the GDS-15 in screening for major depression in elderly patients in general practice ', Clinical Gerontologist, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 1-10 . https://doi.org/10.1300/j018v29n01_01 Clinical Gerontologist, 29(1), 1-9. Routledge |
| ISSN: | 0731-7115 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j018v29n01_01 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to assess whether a cut-off of five on the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) that was determined beforehand yielded the best sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of major depression in the elderly in primary care. A sample of 330 patients was drawn from a group of elderly patients (≥ 55 years) that participated in a clinical trial, the West-Friesland Study (WFS). The mood-module of the PRIMary care Evaluation of Mental Disorder (PRIME-MD) served as the external criterion for major depression. The results showed that using a ROC-curve the best cut-off score of the GDS-15 was five. This cut-off score gave a sensitivity of 0.79 and a specificity of 0.67 and a negative predictive value of 0.94. It is concluded that the validation in retrospect of the a priori chosen cut-off score of five in a sample of the study population supports our a priori choice. © 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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