Multi-ethnic validation of 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale in Chile
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Development and initial validation of a 15-item informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale.
OBJECTIVE To develop a brief informant version of the Geriatric Depression Scale for use in screening for depression in older adults. DESIGN A scale development and validation study. SETTING Internal medicine and geriatric outpatient clinics located at the James A. Haley Veterans' Medical Center and the University of South Florida Medical Center, Tampa, Florida. PARTICIPANTS A total of 14...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1678-7153
DOI: 10.1186/s41155-020-00146-9