Measurement equivalence of the CES-D 8 depression-scale among the ageing population in eleven European countries
Measurement equivalence of the CES-D 8 depression-scale among the ageing population in eleven European countries
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10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.02.006
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
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2.5
通讯作者：
Bracke, Piet
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作者：
Missinne, Sarah;Vandeviver, Christophe;Bracke, Piet
抑郁症是晚年最常见的精神障碍之一。然而，尽管有相当多的研究关注，关于衰老和抑郁症之间的联系仍然存在很大的困惑。人们怀疑抑郁量表在不同年龄组和国家的表现是否相同。虽然测量等效性是跨年龄组和国家进行有效比较的一个重要先决条件，但流行病学研究中心抑郁量表（CES-D8）的八项版本尚未确定。使用多组验证性因素分析，我们评估了11个欧洲国家两个年龄组（50-64岁和65岁或以上）的结构，度量和标量测量等效性，采用健康，老龄化和退休调查（SHARE）的数据。结果表明，抑郁症的结构是跨年龄组和国家组的可比性，允许实质性的相关性和抑郁症状的平均水平的解释。(C)2014爱思唯尔公司All rights reserved.
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in later life. However, despite considerable research attention, great confusion remains regarding the association between ageing and depression. There is doubt as to whether a depression scale performs identically for different age groups and countries. Although measurement equivalence is a crucial prerequisite for valid comparisons across age groups and countries, it has not been established for the eight-item version of the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D8). Using multi-group confirmatory factor analysis, we assess configural, metric, and scalar measurement equivalence across two age groups (50-64 years of age and 65 or older) in eleven European countries, employing data from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement (SHARE). Results indicate that the construct of depression is comparable across age and country groups, allowing the substantive interpretation of correlates and mean levels of depressive symptoms. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.