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Development and inter‐rater reliability of a standardized verbal instruction manual for the Chinese Geriatric Depression Scale—short form
Author(s) -
Wong M. T. P.,
Ho T. P.,
Ho M. Y.,
Yu C. S.,
Wong Y. H.,
Lee S. Y.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.633
Subject(s) - geriatric depression scale , standardized test , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , inter rater reliability , depression (economics) , medicine , physical therapy , cognition , psychiatry , rating scale , depressive symptoms , developmental psychology , power (physics) , physics , mathematics education , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is a common screening tool for elderly depression in Hong Kong. This study aimed at (1) developing a standardized manual for the verbal administration and scoring of the GDS‐SF, and (2) comparing the inter‐rater reliability between the standardized and non‐standardized verbal administration of GDS‐SF. Two studies were reported. In Study 1, the process of developing the manual was described. In Study 2, we compared the inter‐rater reliabilities of GDS‐SF scores using the standardized verbal instructions and the traditional non‐standardized administration. Results of Study 2 indicated that the standardized procedure in verbal administration and scoring improved the inter‐rater reliabilities of GDS‐SF. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.