TY - JOUR T1 - A revised CES-D measure of depressive symptoms and a DSM-based measure of major depressive episodes in the elderly. JF - Int Psychogeriatr Y1 - 1999 A1 - Carolyn L. Turvey A1 - Robert B Wallace A1 - A. Regula Herzog KW - Aged KW - Antidepressive Agents KW - depression KW - Depressive Disorder, Major KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Female KW - Humans KW - Male KW - Prospective Studies KW - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales KW - Psychometrics KW - Severity of Illness Index KW - Surveys and Questionnaires AB -

This study examines the psychometric properties of two new abbreviated versions of standard measures of depression, a revised eight-item Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) and a short-form Composite International Diagnostic Interview (short-form CIDI). A sample of 6,133 elders, age 70 years or older, completed both measures as part of the Asset and Health Dynamics Study of the Oldest Old. The revised CES-D had an internal consistency and factor structure comparable to that of prior versions of the CES-D. The sources of discordance between the two measures were examined and the two measures were compared on self-report of four clinical variables: medical illness, physician diagnosis, psychiatric treatment, and antidepressant or tranquilizer use. Both measures were associated with self-report of physician diagnosis and psychiatric treatment. Respondents positive for depression on the CES-D reported higher rates of antidepressant use. Respondents positive on the short-form CIDI only did not report more antidepressant use than nondepressed respondents.

PB - 11 VL - 11 UR - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11475428/ IS - 2 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11475428?dopt=Abstract U4 - Antidepressive Agents/Therapeutic Use/Depression/Depression, Involutional/Gender/Prospective Studies/Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/Psychometrics/Severity of Illness Index/Support, Non U.S. Government/Support, U.S. Government--PHS ER -