Adaptation of the Geriatric Depression Scale in Spain

1 July 1993

journal article
Published by The Haworth Press in Clinical Gerontologist

Vol. 13 (2) , 83-91
https://doi.org/10.1300/j018v13n02_07

Abstract

This article presents an adaptation of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Brink et al., 1982) for elderly Spanish population currently living in residences. Before presenting, a review is given of the adaptation of this scale in Spain, concluding that, in general terms, there has been a general lack of adaptation studies, and analyses of psychometrics properties are also needed. With respect to the concrete results of this study, it was found that the GDS presents, in the version used, a high level of internal consistency, high temporal stability, and high concurrent validity with the Depression Adjetive CheckList (Lubin, 1981). Finally, using a cut-off point of 14-restrictive criterion-it was found that 35% of the elderly subjects of the sample were depressed.

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