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The Depression Scale of the Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales
Author(s) -
Stacey Barrie G.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1998.tb00054.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychology , scale (ratio) , geriatric depression scale , psychiatry , clinical psychology , test (biology) , gerontology , depressive symptoms , medicine , cognition , geography , cartography , paleontology , biology , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: To contribute to the appraisal of the Depression Scale of the Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS‐D), and its application in community research with older people. Method: Data obtained from a study of 1,000 community‐residing Melbourne people aged 65–94 years were examined to obtain information about the value of PAS‐D in assessing depression. Results: Statistical analyses of the data provided information about the psychometric properties and performance of PAS‐D. Its use in the field provided information about its practical utility and possible limitations. Conclusions: The all‐round functioning of PAS‐D in a community study supported the findings of its originators. More detailed work would be worthwhile on the scale as a potential screening test for possible depressive disorder.