Geriatric Depression Scale
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The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a patient-reported outcome measure used to screen depressive symptoms among older adults. Created by Yesavage et al. in 1983, it is now one of the most widely-used self-report measures for depression. [1][2]
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The screening tool is intended for the geriatric population (aged 60 years or more). It can be used for both healthy and medically ill older adults.
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Equipment required: Questionnaire and pen
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- ↑ Krishnamoorthy Y, Rajaa S, Rehman T. Diagnostic accuracy of various forms of geriatric depression scale for screening of depression among older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2020 Mar 1;87:104002.
- ↑ Stone LE, Granier KL, Segal DL. Geriatric depression scale. In Encyclopedia of gerontology and population aging 2022 May 24 (pp. 2112-2119). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
