Heeseung Choi, PhD, MPH, RN, is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Systems Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois,
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2009 Aug;15(4):240-8. doi: 10.1177/1078390309343713.
Proper evaluation of the generalizability of an instrument is critical for its use across different social contexts such as caregiver status.
To examine the differential item functioning of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale, patterns of response to each item of the CES-D Scale attributable to caregiver status was assessed.
Using a cross-study comparison method, a sample of 58 matched pairs of Korean American caregivers and noncaregivers was used for matched moderated regression analysis on the CES-D Scale.
The authors identified three items that vary according to caregiver status in the present study: Item 2 (My appetite was poor), Item 4 (I felt that I was as good as other people), and Item 14 (I felt lonely).
Beyond assessing the level of depression through total CES-D scores, it is important to examine variations in the items of the CES-D Scale across different social contexts. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc, 2009; 15(4), 240-248. DOI: 10.1177/1078390309343713.
正确评估工具的可推广性对于其在不同社会背景下的使用至关重要，如照顾者身份。
检查中心流行病学研究抑郁量表（CES-D）的差异项目功能，评估 CES-D 量表中每项与照顾者身份相关的反应模式。
使用跨研究比较方法，对 58 对匹配的韩裔美国照顾者和非照顾者样本进行了匹配调节回归分析。
作者在本研究中确定了三个根据照顾者身份而变化的项目：项目 2（我的食欲很差）、项目 4（我觉得自己和其他人一样好）和项目 14（我感到孤独）。
除了通过总 CES-D 评分评估抑郁程度外，重要的是要检查 CES-D 量表项目在不同社会背景下的变化。美国精神病学护士协会杂志，2009 年；15（4），240-248。DOI：10.1177/1078390309343713。
