Test characteristics of the 15-item geriatric depression scale and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in Parkinson disease
Test characteristics of the 15-item geriatric depression scale and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale in Parkinson disease
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DOI:
10.1097/01.jgp.0000192488.66049.4b
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发表时间:
2006-02-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Stern, MB
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作者:
Weintraub, D;Oehlberg, KA;Stern, MB
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare the sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) in patients with Parkinson disease (PD). Method: A convenience sample of 148 outpatients with idiopathic PD receiving specialty care completed the GDS-15 and were administered the HDRS and Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (SCID) depression module by a research psychiatrist or trained research assistant. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted for the GDS-15 and HDRS scores with a SCID diagnosis of a depressive disorder as the state variable. Results: Thirty-two subjects (22%) were diagnosed with a depressive disorder. The discriminant validity of the GDS-15 and HDRS were both high (ROC area under the curve: 0.92 and 0.91, respectively), with greatest dichotomization for the GDS-15 at a cutoff of 4/5 (87% accuracy, 88% sensitivity, 85% specificity) and the HDRS at a cutoff of 9/10 (83% accuracy, 88% sensitivity, 78% specificity). Conclusions: The GDS-15 performs well as a screening instrument and in distinguishing depressed from nondepressed patients in PD. Its test characteristics are comparable to the HDRS. Because it is a brief instrument and can be self-administered, it is an excellent depression screening tool in this population.