Comparing Various Short-form Geriatric Depression Scales in Elderly Psychiatric Patients in Korea.
- Author:
Sang Hun LEE
1
;
Min Hee KANG
;
Chul Eung KIM
;
Jeong Seop LEE
;
Jae Nam BAE
;
Maeng Je CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. jnbae@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
The Hoyl GDS-5;
The D'Ath GDS-4;
The van Marwijk GDS-4;
Korean elderly;
Major depression
- MeSH:
Aged;
Depression;
Geriatric Psychiatry;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
ROC Curve;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2009;13(1):32-37
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic validity of the three published short Geriatric Depression Scales and to identify a valid and reliable alternative to the Korean version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-K) and short form Geriatric Depression Scales (SGDS-K). METHODS:All subjects were registered elderly psychiatric patients who first visited the Geriatric Psychiatry Clinic of Seoul National University Hospital in Seoul between April 1996 and May 1999. The GDS-K, SGDS-K, Hoyl GDS-5, D'Ath GDS-4, van Marwijk GDS-4 were administered. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis performed to investigate the diagnostic validity of the Hoyl GDS-5, D'Ath GDS-4, and van Marwijk GDS-4. RESULTS:The best trade-off between sensitivity and specificity was achieved with a Hoyl GDS-5 score of 3 (sensitivity:0.7258, specificity:0.7717), a D'Ath GDS-4 score of 3 (sensitivity:0.5968, specificity:0.7391), and a van Marwijk GDS-4 score of 3 (sensitivity:0.6613, specificity:0.7391). The area under the ROC curves of each diagnostic tool were calculated into the Hoyl GDS-5 of 0.8198, the D'Ath GDS-4 of 0.7525, and the van Marwijk GDS-4 of 0.7528. CONCLUSION:The Hoyl GDS-5 may be utilized in screening for major depression among the elderly psychiatric patients in Korea.
