Lesher E L, Berryhill J S
Philhaven Hospital, Mt. Gretna, Pennsylvania 17064.
J Clin Psychol. 1994 Mar;50(2):256-60. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199403)50:2<256::aid-jclp2270500218>3.0.co;2-e.
Little is known about the diagnostic validity of the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF), especially when compared to the original 30-item version (Geriatric Depression Scale-Long Form; GDS-LF). This study compared the GDS-SF and GDS-LF with a sample of depressed, demented, and thought-disordered inpatients. The GDS-SF and GDS-LF were found to be highly correlated (r = .89) and to have similar high sensitivity rates. The specificity rates for both forms were similar, but lower than desirable. Overall, the GDS-SF was found to be an adequate substitute for the GDS-LF.
关于15项老年抑郁量表简版（GDS-SF）的诊断效度，人们了解甚少，尤其是与最初的30项版本（老年抑郁量表长版；GDS-LF）相比时。本研究将GDS-SF和GDS-LF与一组患有抑郁症、痴呆症和思维紊乱的住院患者样本进行了比较。结果发现，GDS-SF和GDS-LF高度相关（r = 0.89），且具有相似的高敏感度。两种量表的特异度相似，但低于理想水平。总体而言，GDS-SF被认为是GDS-LF的适当替代量表。
