Geriatric Depression Scale (Short Form) Cheat Sheet by Davidpol
Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form. The short form is more easily used by physically ill and mildly to moderately demented patients who have short attention spans and/or feel easily fatigued. Web the geriatric depression scale:
Geriatric Depression Scale (Short Form) Cheat Sheet by Davidpol
Questions from the gds long form which had the highest correlation with depressive symptoms in validation studies were selected for the short version. Web the geriatric depression scale: Normal = 3 ± 2. Circle the answer that best describes how you felt over the past week. Score one point for each one selected. Do you think that most people are better off than you are? ≥ 10 points almost always indicates depression. Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized; A score greater than 5 suggests depression. Recent evidence and development of a shorter version.
≥ 10 points almost always indicates depression. Web the geriatric depression scale: Normal = 3 ± 2. One point for “no” to questions 1, 5, 7, 11, 13. Web the geriatric depression scale: Adapted from sheikh ji, yesavage ja: Answers indicating depression are in bold and italicized; ≥ 10 points almost always indicates depression. Yes no total score 1 tools may be copied without permission Do you think that most people are better off than you are? Recent evidence and development of a shorter version.
