Functional Assessment Instrument Attributes
Description:
Brief description of instrument: The GDS measures the presence and severity of depression in institutionalized, community-based, cognitively intact and mildly impaired elders. It requires 5-7 minutes to administer with all answers in a yes/no format.
Author/Sponsor:
Brink, T. L.; Yesavage, J. A
Prevalence:
Commonly used and cited in the literature
Population:
Older adults, 55 and older
Subject:
Provider Setting:
Derived:
Not derived from another instrument
Validity and Reliability Testing:
Sensitivity .84-.89 specificity .73-95 discriminant validity in patients with a diagnosis of depression .84
Specific vs Multiple Domain:
Verbal or Observation based:
Are calculated scores included:
Points are added for each question for a total score. 0-10 normal; 11-20 mild depression; 21-30 moderate or severe depression.
Extended use:
No, the instrument is meant to be used with older adults.
Versions:
GDS is 30 items and there is a GDS short form 15 item
Public Domain:
References:
Brink TL, Yesavage JA, Heersema PA, Adey M, ROse TL. (1982). Screening tests for geriatric depression. Clinical Gerontologist,1, 37-43.
Burke WJ, Nitcher RL, Roccaforte WH, Wengel SP. (1992) A prospective evaluation of the Geriatric Depression Scale in an outpatient geriatric assessment center. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 40(12), 1227-1230.
Katz I, Parmalee, P (1997)Assessment of depression in patients with dementia. In J. Teresi, MP Lawton, D Holmes, & M Ory. Measurement in elderly chronic care populations (pp.90-103). New York: Springer.
www.stanford.edu/~yesavage/GDS.english.long.html
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