Cannon B J, Thaler T, Roos S
Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509, USA.
Aging Ment Health. 2002 Nov;6(4):418-22. doi: 10.1080/1360786021000022930.
Forty-four female nursing home residents completed the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) twice, using both oral and written administration formats. Presentation was counterbalanced. The Mini-Mental State Exam and the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale were administered to each participant between the GDS administrations. All testing was completed within one session. Test-retest reliability analysis revealed a significant correlation between oral and written administrations for higher cognitive functioning participants, but no correlation for impaired participants. Therefore, the use of the GDS in a cognitively impaired elderly population is questioned. Additionally, oral versus written administration formats were found to be not equivalent in the higher functioning group.
44名女性养老院居民使用口头和书面两种施测形式，两次完成老年抑郁量表（GDS）测试。施测形式进行了平衡处理。在两次GDS施测之间，对每位参与者进行简易精神状态检查表和马蒂斯痴呆评定量表测试。所有测试均在一次测试过程中完成。重测信度分析显示，认知功能较高的参与者在口头和书面施测之间存在显著相关性，但认知受损的参与者之间不存在相关性。因此，对于认知受损的老年人群体使用GDS量表受到质疑。此外，还发现对于功能较高的群体，口头施测和书面施测形式并不等效。
