II. Background
- Geriatric Depression screening tool
- Tool is currently in the public domain
- Intended for interviewer to ask the questions
III. Questions: Short Form (15 questions, Positive answer in parentheses)
- Are you basically satisfied with your life? (NO)
- Have you dropped many of your activities and interests? (YES)
- Do you feel your life is empty? (YES)
- Do you often get bored? (YES)
- Are you in good spirits most of the time? (NO)
- Are you afraid something bad is going to happen to you? (YES)
- Do you feel happy most of the time? (NO)
- Do you often feel helpless? (YES)
- Do you prefer to stay at home, rather than going out and doing new things? (YES)
- Do you feel you have more problems with memory than most? (YES)
- Do you think it is wonderful to be alive now? (NO)
- Do you feel pretty worthless the way you are now? (YES)
- Do you feel full of energy? (NO)
- Do you feel that your situation is hopeless? (YES)
- Do you think most people are better off than you? (YES)
IV. Interpretation
- Normal: 0 to 4
- Mild depression: 5 to 8
- Moderate depression: 8 to 11
- Severe depression: 12 to 15
V. References
VI. Resources
- Geriatric Depression Scale site
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| Definition (NCI) | A standardized rating scale developed by Yesavage et al in 1983, which is a self-report assessment used to identify depression in older adults. The questionnaire contains 30 items. All questions are answered 'yes' or 'no'. |
| Definition (NCI_CDISC) | Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) (Yesavage JA, Brink TL, Rose TL, et al. Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: a preliminary report. J Psychiatry Res. 1983;17(1):37-49). |
| Concepts | Intellectual Product (T170) |
| SnomedCT | 389399007, 390130005, 273481004 |
| LNC | LP93381-9 |
| English | GDS - Geriat depression scale, Geriatric depression scale (assessment scale), geriatric depression score, geriatric depression scale, depression geriatrics scale, GDS, GDS01, Geriatric Depression Scale Questionnaire, GDS - Geriatric depression scale, Geriatric depression scale, Geriatric depression score |
| Spanish | escala de depresión geriátrica (escala de evaluación), escala de depresión geriátrica |
Ontology: Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Survey (C1954080)
| Concepts | Intellectual Product (T170) |
| LNC | LP62736-1, MTHU000183 |
| English | Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Survey, SURVEY.GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) survey |
