RT Journal Article
T1 Assessment of validity and comparison of two Spanish versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale
A1 Bugallo Carrera, César
A1 Dosil Díaz, Carlos
A1 Pereiro Rozas, Arturo X.
A1 Anido Rifón, Luis
A1 Fernández Iglesias, Manuel J.
A1 Gandoy Crego, Manuel
K1 GDS
K1 Depression
K1 Older adults
K1 Validation
K1 Spain
AB Introduction: The Geriatric Depression Scale is an instrument used to identify depression in people of an older age. The original English version of this scale has been translated into Spanish (GDS-VE); two shorter versions of 5- (GDS-5) and 15-items (GDS-15) have been developed.Aim of the study: To assess the validity and compare the 5- and 15-item Spanish versions of the GDS among the Spanish population.Materials and methods: 573 Galicia residents aged >50 years participated in this study. The following instruments were applied: the 19-item Control, Autonomy, Self-Realization and Pleasure scale, the Subjective Memory Complaints Questionnaire, the Mini-Mental State Examination test, the GDS-5, and the GDS-15.Results: We found differences in total score between GDS-5 and GDS-15 regarding the variable sex. Internal reliability for GDS-5 and GDS-15 was 0.495 and 0.715, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity for GDS-5 – with a cut-off value of 1 – was 0.517 and 0.650, respectively; for GDS-15 – with a cut-off value of 3 points – sensitivity was 0.755 and specificity 0.668. GDS-5 has a ROC curve of 0.617 and GDS-15 of 0.764.Conclusion: GDS-15, and to a greater extent GDS-5, should be revised or even reformulated to improve their diagnostic usefulness by choosing higher discriminative ability items or even include new items with greater sensitivity that consider currently prevailing psychosocial factors
PB Frontiers
YR 2023
FD 2023-05-17
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40294
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40294
LA eng
NO Bugallo-Carrera C, Dosil-Díaz C, Pereiro AX, Anido-Rifón L, Pacheco-Lorenzo M, Fernández-Iglesias MJ and Gandoy-Crego M (2023) Assessment of validity and comparison of two Spanish versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale. Front. Psychol. 14:1101886. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1101886
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026