Validation of the Arabic version of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)
Validation of the Arabic version of the short Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15)
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DOI：
10.1017/s1041610208006741
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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7
通讯作者：
Mahfoud, Ziyad
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作者：
Chaaya, Monique;Sibai, Abla-Mehio;Mahfoud, Ziyad
工作背景：本研究旨在探讨15项老年抑郁量表（GDS-15）的阿拉伯语版本的效度和信度。方法：121名60岁及以上的社区老年人和初级保健患者参加了本研究。老年痴呆症患者、甲状腺功能障碍患者、听力或语言障碍患者被排除在外。重测信度进行了检查，重新管理的翻译GDS- 15的一个子集的38名参与者至少7天后，初步interview.Results：阿拉伯语GDS-15有良好的心理测量性能，但最好的性能报告为7/8截止。Cronbach’s a作为衡量内部一致性可靠性的指标，具有较高的信度（0.88），K值在0.57 ~ 0.75之间。GDS-15的表现是同样好的社区居住的老年人和那些在初级保健设置，并为两种形式的GDS（考官管理与自我管理）。结论：阿拉伯GDS是一个有用的措施，以评估抑郁症的社区居住的老年人和初级保健患者谁没有痴呆症。由于使用正式的阿拉伯语，GDS-15可以广泛用于所有讲阿拉伯语的人。
Background: This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of an Arabic version of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15).Methods: 121 community-dwelling older adults and primary care patients aged 60 and above participated in this study. Older adults with dementia, those with thyroid dysfunction, and hearing or speech impairments were excluded. Test-retest reliability was examined by re-administering the translated GDS- 15 to a subset of 38 participants at least seven days after the initial interview.Results: The Arabic GDS-15 had good psychometric properties, but the best properties were reported for the 7/8 cutoff. Cronbach's a as a measure of internal consistency reliability was high (0.88) and K ranged from 0.57 to 0.75. The performance of the GDS-15 was equally good for both community-dwelling older adults and those in primary care settings, and for both forms of the GDS (examiner administered vs. self-administered).Conclusion: The Arabic GDS is a useful measure to assess depression among community-dwelling older adults and primary care patients who do not have dementia. Because of the use of formal Arabic, GDS-15 can be widely used with all Arabic-speaking people.