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Geriatric Depression Scale as a Community Screening Instrument for Elderly Chinese Immigrants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Ada C. Mui
Ada C. Mui
Affiliation:
Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Depression is the most prevalent mental health problem among the elderly, including Chinese-American elderly. A Chinese-language version of the popular Geriatric Depression Scale Long Form (GDS-LF) and Short Form (GDS-SF) was developed. Based on the responses of 50 elderly Chinese immigrants to the U.S. (25 women and 25 men), the GDS-LF evidenced high internal consistency but the GDS-SF did not. Factor analysis was then used to develop a new version of the GDS-SF, which was internally consistent. The revised GDS-SF is an important and easy-to-administer tool for community screening of depression among elderly Chinese immigrants.

Type
Community Studies
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 1996 , pp. 445 - 458
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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