Internal Consistency of Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS 15-Item Version) in Ecuadorian Older Adults-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Internal Consistency of Yesavage Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS 15-Item Version) in Ecuadorian Older Adults

Published:2020-01 Issue: Volume:57 Page:004695802097118
ISSN:0046-9580
Container-title:INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
language:en
Short-container-title:INQUIRY

Author:

Erazo María¹,Fors Martha¹^ORCID,Mullo Sofía¹²,González Paloma¹,Viada Carmen³

Affiliation:

1. Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

2. Fuerza Aérea del Ecuador-Base Aérea Mariscal Sucre-Centro Médico Bamas, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

3. Centro de Inmunología Molecular, Habana, Cuba

Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the validity of a Spanish version of the Geriatric Depression-15 Scale (GDS-15) in Ecuadorian adults. Cross-sectional study to validate GDS-15 in its short version (GDS-15). Internal consistency and factor structure were assessed through Kuder Richardson 20 and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. A total of 211 subjects 65 years of age and older participated in the validation process. Internal consistency was adequate, the Kuder Richardson 20 coefficient for the total scale was 0.73. Three factor structure was found for the scale. This study highlights the importance of having a validated scale for screening depression in the elderly. This study provides an evidence for the use of GDS-15 in Ecuadorian elderly population to screen for depression.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Health Policy

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0046958020971184

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